have enacted
- present perfect of enact.
Example Sentences
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In some states, such as Nebraska, lawmakers have enacted programs like caregiver tax credits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
More than two dozen states have enacted bans since Idaho did so in 2020.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Several have enacted laws regulating AI’s use in therapy, including mental-health chatbots, citing concerns that users can develop dangerous dependencies on the bots and that the technology has advanced quickly without sufficient guardrails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Since the beginning of 2025, a small-but-growing number of states and cities have enacted laws aimed at curbing the use of surveillance technology such as license plate readers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
I know not what further scheme they would have enacted upon my already distracted frame had events not transpired which changed considerably the issue of this incarceration.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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