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as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers
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as in instructs
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor
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as in forbids
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life
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Your 12th House of Spirituality calls softly as the Moon opposes auspicious Jupiter, encouraging you to find quiet time even as your 6th House of Work demands practical action.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026 -
If the primetime entertainment schedule is now mostly a tonnage play, a means for older-skewing brands to reach an audience that aged out of the dollar demo 20 years ago, sports is a property that demands swift, decisive action.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The memo also instructs department heads to limit discretionary spending until further notice.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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Stone said parts of the Bible instructs people how to shave.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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The bill also forbids police departments from sharing data with any network that doesn’t follow the same prohibitions and confines data sharing to Connecticut agencies and agencies in New York, Rhode Island or Massachusetts that agree to abide by the same restrictions.—
Sara Bedigian,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Since New York’s Constitution forbids both partisan gerrymandering and mid-decade redistricting, the only option for Dems to game the midterm map here was to have a judge intervene.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The new law also requires some Medi-Cal enrollees (working-age adults without kids) to have their eligibility redetermined every six months instead of every year.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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Miss Manners therefore requires turning one’s back — while also showing one’s profile and expressing thanks and apologies for stepping on toes and purse straps.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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The officer tells her that’s littering and asks her to step out of the car.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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In a sign of strength for the streaming platform, Apple’s senior VP of services Eddy Cue tells The Hollywood Reporter that viewership for last week’s Australian Grand Prix was up year over year compared to the 2025 race, which aired on ESPN.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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The constitution of the International Telecommunication Union prohibits harmful interference with the radio navigation satellite signal band.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill also prohibits anyone from shooting a gun within 1,000 feet of a school during operating hours or during school events.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The update includes a new toggle to turn on an auto-reply from Meta AI whenever someone asks about your item's availability.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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For a child who asks seventy-three questions a day, that’s not a small thing.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The agreement approved by the City Commission on Tuesday prohibits immigrant detainees from being released into Leavenworth unless they were arrested there or if a court specifically orders it.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Four-up works to Weis’s strengths When the wind drops, the race management orders the crews to reduce from their standard six on board in order to take weight out of the boat.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Enjoins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoins. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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