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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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Apart from the logistical challenges, the setting demands a certain stately nostalgia.—
Shamilee Vellu,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Most investors in African startups focus on making equity investments, banking on a model that demands years-long patience with expectations for multifold returns should their portfolio companies become successful.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The usual assumption has been that if a user overtly instructs AI to act as a delusion-invoking collaborator, the AI simply obeys those commands.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Boulware instructs Ferrelli to go to Clemson’s football offices to meet with Sorrells and Swinney.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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George Gross, an expert on theology and the monarchy at King’s College London, highlighted the church’s continuing divergence from the Catholic Church, which forbids women from being ordained as priests, much less as serving as the religion’s global spiritual leader.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Zada believes that the power to keep AI outputs copyright clean lies in the hands of the prompter, meaning Secret Level forbids IP being cited in its text inputs.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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The documents were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidante and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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This fast-growing, durable plant is a good choice to stabilize a bank and requires little maintenance.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Jennette McCurdy tells Sofia Coppola about writing Half His Age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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After age 30, people lose, on average, 3% to 5% of their muscle mass each decade, which is an especially risky trajectory for women, Rachele Pojednic, PhD, EdM, FACSM, a nutrition and exercise researcher, and director of education at Stanford Lifestyle Medicine, tells SELF.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
29 Jan. 2026
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Unless going for a state or world record, Florida law prohibits the removal from the water of a tarpon less than 40 inches in length.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Naaman Forest turned in an enrollment of 1,822, a 5A Division II number, but a UIL rule prohibits schools from opting up more than one division for football, so the program will be in 5A Division I for the next two seasons.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Anna asks as her mother sits in the bathtub on a stool shampooing her daughter’s hair.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Inside the facility, Angela empties her pockets, a guard scans her with a metal-detection wand, pats her down and asks her to spread her legs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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In a court filing last week, Drummond’s office said the lawmakers leveled unsubstantiated attacks at Hiett and other officials but failed to challenge the validity of the fuel-adjustment clause orders themselves.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
3 Feb. 2026
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The bill also orders utilities to implement low-income financial assistance programs and creates a moratorium for electricity shutoffs during warmer weather.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Enjoins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoins. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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