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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 enacts
Instead, the measure freezes corporate net operating loss and enacts taxes on social media companies, digital assets, fantasy sports, tobacco and sports betting on prediction market websites.
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Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The Act would cease to apply the moment the federal government enacts overlapping requirements.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Even if Florida enacts a GOP-friendlier map in a special legislative session set for April 28, the worst possible outcome from the redistricting fight now looks like a national dead heat.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The Attorney General enacts California’s laws and can bring litigation against companies or the federal government on behalf of state residents.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
If the federal government enacts the Basic Coordination plan, the bureau will keep scrambling to make emergency decisions to ensure Powell and Mead are operable.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
However, the ruthless King Saran (Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) has suppressed magic users and enacts a rule of terror, which Zelie hopes to end in order to reunite Orisha’s clans.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
In this light, the death penalty becomes not merely a tool of criminal justice but a declaration of supremacy – an instrument through which the state enacts its divine mandate.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The siting of the rites at the Colosseum—where it has been held since 1964, echoing a practice from the eighteenth century—means that the Pope enacts Jesus’ final hours not in a Baroque basilica but against the backdrop of the Roman Empire, which exercised power through violence.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The Act would cease to apply the moment the federal government enacts overlapping requirements.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Even if Florida enacts a GOP-friendlier map in a special legislative session set for April 28, the worst possible outcome from the redistricting fight now looks like a national dead heat.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The Attorney General enacts California’s laws and can bring litigation against companies or the federal government on behalf of state residents.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
If the federal government enacts the Basic Coordination plan, the bureau will keep scrambling to make emergency decisions to ensure Powell and Mead are operable.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
However, the ruthless King Saran (Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) has suppressed magic users and enacts a rule of terror, which Zelie hopes to end in order to reunite Orisha’s clans.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
In this light, the death penalty becomes not merely a tool of criminal justice but a declaration of supremacy – an instrument through which the state enacts its divine mandate.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The siting of the rites at the Colosseum—where it has been held since 1964, echoing a practice from the eighteenth century—means that the Pope enacts Jesus’ final hours not in a Baroque basilica but against the backdrop of the Roman Empire, which exercised power through violence.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacts
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Purito’s vitamin C serum, though, passes with flying colors through every pore-clogging ingredient checker.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
31 May 2026
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Havertz might be preferred at No 9 given the technical level of Arsenal’s opposition, as well as PSG’s pressing capabilities, which might require longer passes into the front line to circumnavigate.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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SpaceX will be vying for slices of a fast-expanding pie with the Microsofts, Googles and other titans that constitutes perhaps the toughest roster of rivals on the planet.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy (Your Privacy Rights) and Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.—
Time,
Time,
28 May 2026
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Through the years, Dargan was involved in high-profile issues in the legislature because the public safety committee legislates guns and gambling.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Congress still legislates, albeit at a glacial pace.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Lebanon's largest amnesty since the end of its devastating 1975-90 civil war is expected to occur in the coming weeks, once parliament approves it and the president signs it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
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The board, which reviews and approves the APRN protocol agreements, planned to reevaluate its position statement in response to the complaints.—
Carrie Teegardin,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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And one of the tenets of that faith is that God ordains everything.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Like many studios, A24 tends to follow a pattern that dictates when their theatrical releases are released on digital streaming via premium video on demand.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The consensus among the front office staffers that The Athletic spoke to is that the recruit ultimately dictates the timing.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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