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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 enforces
The state regularly monitors and enforces targets, and health plans have generally complied.
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Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In Kansas City, the city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
El Paso enforces a similar handheld ban and promotes public awareness campaigns.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Fox doesn’t believe in formal, rudimentary emails and phone calls, and instead enforces an in-person approach.
—William Jones, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
And much to the reader’s pleasure, the Dorf has Ruth—a very creative woman raised inside a group that enforces uniformity.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Louisville already enforces stricter anti-camping laws, but the homeless population continues to grow.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
The department enforces health regulations and monitors and responds to public health threats in the suburbs.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The officer supervises inmates, enforces rules and ensures the safety of both inmates and staff.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In Kansas City, the city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
El Paso enforces a similar handheld ban and promotes public awareness campaigns.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Fox doesn’t believe in formal, rudimentary emails and phone calls, and instead enforces an in-person approach.
—William Jones, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
And much to the reader’s pleasure, the Dorf has Ruth—a very creative woman raised inside a group that enforces uniformity.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Louisville already enforces stricter anti-camping laws, but the homeless population continues to grow.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
The department enforces health regulations and monitors and responds to public health threats in the suburbs.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The officer supervises inmates, enforces rules and ensures the safety of both inmates and staff.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enforces
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Goodwood implements a rule where competitors must run their cars on fuel that is at least 70 percent sustainable content, helping to ensure the event’s carbon footprint is reduced, while accommodating the specific needs of historic, and sometimes highly-strung, race cars.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For comparison, Simplifi supports MFA and implements similar encryption practices.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Sep. 2025
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Advocate for flexibility The same principle applies to flexible work environments, which reduce fatigue and burnout for caregivers and noncaregivers alike.—
Colleen Tolan,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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The program, at least for now, only applies to providers and patients in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington, according to Axios.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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This week’s game against the WarHawks will not simply be about getting in the win column, but how the Crimson Tide executes on both sides of scrimmage ahead of next week’s visit from Wisconsin and, following a bye, the start of SEC play at Georgia on September 20.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But, like all technologies, each manufacturer executes it differently.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Enforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforces. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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