enforce
verb (used with object)
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to.
has been enforcing
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present perfect progressiveof enforce (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But in recent years Taiwan has been enforcing its own waters more strictly - a response to what it says is a massive increase in poaching by fishermen from China's coastal Fujian province.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024
The state has been enforcing a gathering limit of more than 25 people for events held indoors and more than 250 people for those held outside.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
Its traffic unit has been enforcing the 45 mph speed limit, said spokesman Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, but the agency was unable to provide numbers on citations issued.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2019
Since 2009, the Justice Department has opened 25 investigations into police departments and has been enforcing 14 consent decrees in places as diverse as Ferguson, Mo., Seattle and New Orleans.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2017
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., stumping for the agreement at the port of San Diego in July, said the administration has been enforcing trade pacts “more aggressively than any administration in the past.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2016
