as in to implement
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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The report also found that 80% of predominantly Black schools and over 65% of predominantly Hispanic schools enforce a strict dress code.
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
Government agencies exist to enforce standards, and firms spend millions every year testing their products and making their workplace environments physically and psychologically safe.
—Vikas Mittal,
alessandro Piazza,
sonam Singh, Harvard Business Review, 12 Aug. 2024
Advertisement The policy doesn’t change parking rules but aims to enforce already existing laws.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Vance also checked yes on voting to repeal the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act and supported a national Second Amendment Preservation Act that prohibits the use of federal funds to enforce gun control laws, regulations and executive orders.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
Government agencies exist to enforce standards, and firms spend millions every year testing their products and making their workplace environments physically and psychologically safe.
—Vikas Mittal,
alessandro Piazza,
sonam Singh, Harvard Business Review, 12 Aug. 2024
Advertisement The policy doesn’t change parking rules but aims to enforce already existing laws.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Vance also checked yes on voting to repeal the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act and supported a national Second Amendment Preservation Act that prohibits the use of federal funds to enforce gun control laws, regulations and executive orders.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforce. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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