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to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforced
Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Precisely how rigorous planetary protection standards will be enforced is also something to consider.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The timing also suggests that DOJ officials may want to obtain the ballot records before McBurney decides, after November 24, whether the State Election Board’s subpoena will be enforced or denied.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Rights groups reported numerous instances of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the run up to the vote.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors said that visible proximity lets predators identify and target children who appear nearby, then use in-app messaging to groom or arrange contact — unless Snapchat’s location sharing is turned off or set to ghost mode and strict friend-only settings are enforced.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But Rodrik also believes there can be no return to the pre-Trump global system, which relied on one-size-fits-all trade rules enforced by transnational agencies such as the World Trade Organization.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
When enforced, arbitration clauses require a party to exhaust arbitration, which can be expensive and last months or years, before suing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
That involves going after low-level offenses to send a message that laws will be enforced across the board.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
That means establishing policies that are clear, lawful, and consistently enforced.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Precisely how rigorous planetary protection standards will be enforced is also something to consider.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The timing also suggests that DOJ officials may want to obtain the ballot records before McBurney decides, after November 24, whether the State Election Board’s subpoena will be enforced or denied.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Rights groups reported numerous instances of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the run up to the vote.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors said that visible proximity lets predators identify and target children who appear nearby, then use in-app messaging to groom or arrange contact — unless Snapchat’s location sharing is turned off or set to ghost mode and strict friend-only settings are enforced.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But Rodrik also believes there can be no return to the pre-Trump global system, which relied on one-size-fits-all trade rules enforced by transnational agencies such as the World Trade Organization.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
When enforced, arbitration clauses require a party to exhaust arbitration, which can be expensive and last months or years, before suing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
That involves going after low-level offenses to send a message that laws will be enforced across the board.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforced
Verb
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According to the conservative speaker of Parliament, Iran’s National Security Council has asked for the bill not to be implemented.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Moscovici additionally noted that a fire prevention plan for the museum had yet to be implemented despite technical studies having been undertaken to support it more than two decades ago.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Many are pulling six-day work weeks with mandatory overtime, and increasing numbers have begun calling out as the financial strain and exhaustion mount.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Macro factors like lower consumer demand, higher material and labor costs, and a trend in consumer trade-down to lower margin tire products have applied significant margin and growth pressure.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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And some Venezuelans, who applied to renew earlier this year, had their TPS extended through early April.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Rustin’s next-door neighbor thought they should be sent directly from school to compulsory work gangs.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Obomsawin’s score accompanies Julian Brave NoiseCat’s and Emily Kassie’s documentary investigating the history of abuse at Indian residential schools in Canada, a system that became compulsory in 1894.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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In January 2014, nearly 70 years after George was executed, a judge held a two-day hearing, which included testimony from three of George’s surviving siblings, members of the search party and several experts.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Enforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforced. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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