Example Sentences

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Several countries have enacted anti-cyberscam laws to combat the rise of online fraud, romance and cryptocurrency scams, with con artists in Singapore facing 24 strokes of the cane for serious cases.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Nearly 30 states have enacted bell-to-bell phone bans in schools, including states as different as Florida and California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Many nations are moving to address the dangers of chatbots and image generators -- from misinformation to online abuse and copyright violations -- but few have enacted legislation.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

About half the states have enacted these laws, often on a bipartisan basis with strong public support.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

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