as in to pass
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration
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Recent Examples of enact
Already, several states, including Rhode Island, have enacted reforms designed to strike a balance—to make officers more responsive to community complaints without leaving them at the whims of their superiors in uniform.
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Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
The Veterans Employment Initiative was enacted by then-President Barack Obama to streamline and boost veteran recruitment and retention efforts across the government.
—Matt Brown The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Republicans need to use their trifecta to enact major spending cuts alongside keeping the 2017 tax cuts in place.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
If both chambers pass differing proposals, a reconciliation process will be required before the legislation can be enacted.
Correction 2/27/25, 7:09 a.m.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
The Veterans Employment Initiative was enacted by then-President Barack Obama to streamline and boost veteran recruitment and retention efforts across the government.
—Matt Brown The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Republicans need to use their trifecta to enact major spending cuts alongside keeping the 2017 tax cuts in place.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
If both chambers pass differing proposals, a reconciliation process will be required before the legislation can be enacted.
Correction 2/27/25, 7:09 a.m.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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The host’s original intent was to allocate an equal slice to each child’s branch, thus, if one child is absent, that branch’s share is passed along to that child’s offspring.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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And those costs are expected to quickly be passed onto consumers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Information provided is for informational purposes only, and does not constitute an offer or solicitation to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or any other product or service.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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This manipulation of the interview, Trump alleged, constitutes a violation of Texas’ consumer protection law covering deceptive advertising and the unfair competition prong of the Lanham Act, a trademark law.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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The assertion of what is known as the Major Questions Doctrine in West Virginia vs EPA held that the executive cannot act on what would be a major political question if Congress has not considered it and legislated accordingly.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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With the passing of the law, California became the third state in the country to legislate protections for influencer kids, joining Illinois and Minnesota.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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To offer bachelor’s degrees, however, participating colleges would need to first develop a program and curriculum, have their programs approved by the Illinois Community College Board and Illinois Board of Higher Education, then have the program accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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Caps on vaccines and insulin costs for Medicare recipients were instituted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a federal law approved by Congress.—
Nate Trela,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article GLENDALE, Ariz. — Noah Schultz made the journey from the bullpen to the mound for the top of the fifth inning Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Zanotti has made exclusive capsule collections designed in collaboration with Rita Ora, Jennifer Lopez and Zayn Malik.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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