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enacts

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present tense third-person singular of enact

as in passes

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 enacts Undaunted, Demczur used his squeegee blade to carve a hole in the plaster so the men could kick through the wall to escape—a process Demczur re-enacts for the series. — ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 The leader who takes bodyful ownership of their life and enacts disciplined practices to sense its rhythms will not only enjoy greater harmony and wellbeing but bring greater coherence to their work and to their world. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 On just one unchanging set, an old-time concert hall designed by Rachel Hauck and made appropriately ominous, a tiny ensemble enacts a whole Greek tragedy of love and sacrifice that goes from the land of the living to the underworld and back. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 He gets framed by Foster’s kingpin and then enacts a revenge campaign. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2026 Students, parents and community activists are hoping the board enacts the policy before the first day of school in August. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Until Congress enacts a uniform national ban on partisan gerrymandering, the amendment’s advocates argue New York shouldn’t fight with its hands tied behind its back. — Jeffrey M. Wice, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 The Attorney General enacts California’s laws and can bring litigation against companies or the federal government on behalf of state residents. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026 If the federal government enacts the Basic Coordination plan, the bureau will keep scrambling to make emergency decisions to ensure Powell and Mead are operable. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026

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The parkway passes through Alleghany County near the Virginia state line.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
The chart below, which uses data gathered from SkillCorner covering the last two seasons, shows the extent to which Wharton plays passes progressively but also quickly.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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But the strategic cocktail of soft nationalism, corporate politics and ticket-sales boosterism that constitutes the wild card system more often overshadows sporting fairness.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
While not every improper payment constitutes fraud, every improper payment reflects a failure of oversight that creates opportunities for fraud to thrive.

— Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

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An authoritarian government does that arithmetic out loud and legislates against the projection.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Through the years, Dargan was involved in high-profile issues in the legislature because the public safety committee legislates guns and gambling.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of legislates

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The labels follow Apple Music’s introduction in March of AI Transparency Tagging, which dictates in the service’s systems whether a track used AI.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Einstein’s general theory of relativity dictates that a twirling black hole would bring spacetime along for the ride, warping it in a process known as the Lense-Thirring effect.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

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