as in implements
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Recent Examples of enforces
The heat dome enforces that there cannot be any other higher pressure air in every direction.
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
OpenAI starts with national opportunity and democratic competitiveness, and the House draft starts with institutional capacity, asking who defines risk, who verifies compliance, who collects labor data and who enforces the rules.
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Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
In its present form, the FTC enforces and administers some 80 statutes, which cover almost every facet of our Nation’s economy.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
The New York City Police Department, sometimes patrolling on horseback, enforces the rules, such as ensuring that the horses are not working in temperatures that exceed 89 degrees in the summer or drop below 18 degrees in the winter.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Who enforces Assembly Bill 660 The primary responsibility for enforcing Assembly Bill 660, an amendment to the California Retail Food Code, falls on local enforcement, a spokesperson with the California Department of Public Health said.
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Residents of the peninsula are often reluctant to speak out publicly given the control Russia enforces on the ground.
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Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The control plane enforces policy and records what happened.
—
Najwa Aaraj,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
OpenAI starts with national opportunity and democratic competitiveness, and the House draft starts with institutional capacity, asking who defines risk, who verifies compliance, who collects labor data and who enforces the rules.
—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
In its present form, the FTC enforces and administers some 80 statutes, which cover almost every facet of our Nation’s economy.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
The New York City Police Department, sometimes patrolling on horseback, enforces the rules, such as ensuring that the horses are not working in temperatures that exceed 89 degrees in the summer or drop below 18 degrees in the winter.
—
Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Who enforces Assembly Bill 660 The primary responsibility for enforcing Assembly Bill 660, an amendment to the California Retail Food Code, falls on local enforcement, a spokesperson with the California Department of Public Health said.
—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Residents of the peninsula are often reluctant to speak out publicly given the control Russia enforces on the ground.
—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The control plane enforces policy and records what happened.
—
Najwa Aaraj,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforces
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That could change on July 1, when the California Department of Parks and Recreation implements stricter rules and penalties for people who fail to cancel their reservation in a timely manner.
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The City Council implements a procedure for considering all recommendations.
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West Virginia’s ban also applies at every level of competition, but only from middle school through college.
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The same process applies for minors if all living parents agree to the name change.
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When an agent executes a refund policy, a credit decision, an escalation rule—that is your operating model running in production.
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Director Wes Craven executes a masterclass in tension, shock, and subverting expectations.
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“Enforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforces. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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