as in to pass
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration
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Recent Examples of enact
Here’s precisely how this new plan would work in practice if enacted.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Another restriction will be enacted for timings on the mountain.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
What’s being proposed During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump vowed to enact requirements for voter identification and proof of citizenship for Americans casting ballots.
—Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Republicans are hoping to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, which caps how much money the Treasury Department can owe to pay the country’s bills, by up to $5 trillion this year as part of a larger package to extend expiring tax cuts enacted through Trump’s signature 2017 tax law.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Another restriction will be enacted for timings on the mountain.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
What’s being proposed During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump vowed to enact requirements for voter identification and proof of citizenship for Americans casting ballots.
—Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Republicans are hoping to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, which caps how much money the Treasury Department can owe to pay the country’s bills, by up to $5 trillion this year as part of a larger package to extend expiring tax cuts enacted through Trump’s signature 2017 tax law.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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The issue became a flashpoint for the Justice Department in March, when Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer refused to add Gibson to a pilot program that had whittled a list of 95 non-violent offenders down to nine who had passed rigorous FBI background checks.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The near daily release of orders stands as a counterpoint to the current anemic Congress, which has passed only a handful of laws since Mr. Trump’s inauguration. … and was sued in federal court more, too.—
Irineo Cabreros,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 19-year-old man from Bensenville was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol at 1:10 a.m. April 26 in the 1100 block of East Diehl Road.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
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Most sports have legislated against transgender athletes’ participation at both the elite and grassroots levels, among them the Rugby Football Union, the England and Wales Cricket Board, British Cycling, UK Athletics and British Triathlon.—
Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Instead of legislating against the U.S.’s greatest businesses, Lee and other members of the U.S. political class should be removing barriers to their ability to innovate, and in the process freeing them to find a future of advertising that history says will not resemble the one of the present.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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His approval has slipped across men, women, and every racial and age group measured, with particularly low support among Black Americans, only 14 percent of whom approve of his performance.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The House followed suit on April 28, approving it 409-2. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Airlines are making a ridiculous amount of money by selling you the promise of avoiding a middle seat or exploiting your separation anxiety or your claustrophobia.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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In the weeks leading up to Epic’s opening, Polk took morning walking tours of the Epic grounds, making visual progress reports.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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