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By comparison, states in the U.S. are enacting laws almost by the month.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

“We need to be ensuring that we are enacting policies that stabilize or improve the environment, that really don’t neglect the science.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2022

States and local governments across the US have taken note of how food waste and climate change intertwine and are enacting pilot programs or new rules to crack down on waste.

From The Verge • Dec. 22, 2021

“The same countries that are enacting this kind of knee-jerk, draconian reaction are battling their own waves,” he added.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2021

Gentlemen," he said, " this is the last scene of the play you are enacting.

From The Poisoned Pen by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)