enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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After Police Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in 2020 in Minneapolis, both the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council passed legislation designed to hold police more accountable, including by enshrining civilians’ rights to record law enforcement.
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Andrew Case, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
During a joint press briefing on August 18, 2025, Zelensky was defending Ukraine’s decision not to hold a presidential election since 2019, explaining that Ukrainian law — enshrined in its constitution — prohibits elections during a period of active armed conflict.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Oklahoma voters enshrined Medicaid expansion into the state Constitution in 2020.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026
Since 2018, Congress has regularly taken up the Sunshine Protection Act, which would follow British Columbia’s lead and enshrine DST nationwide and year-round—but the bill has never cleared both chambers of Congress and made it to the president’s desk for a signature.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Case, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
During a joint press briefing on August 18, 2025, Zelensky was defending Ukraine’s decision not to hold a presidential election since 2019, explaining that Ukrainian law — enshrined in its constitution — prohibits elections during a period of active armed conflict.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Oklahoma voters enshrined Medicaid expansion into the state Constitution in 2020.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026
Since 2018, Congress has regularly taken up the Sunshine Protection Act, which would follow British Columbia’s lead and enshrine DST nationwide and year-round—but the bill has never cleared both chambers of Congress and made it to the president’s desk for a signature.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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enshrine
verb
en·shrine
in-ˈshrīn 
enshrined; enshrining
1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
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