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to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Apple has made moves towards bringing more robust sign-in practices to iPhone users with its Passwords app for password and passkey management across devices, and Google has long been a pioneer in the passkey adoption field as well as enforcing stricter password rules for users.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Biden administration to continue enforcing, for the time being, a new rule that aims to curb emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from new and existing oil and gas facilities.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Both Greenberg and council Republicans say enforcing the ordinance could help police identify suspects of crimes, but Pryor is skeptical of its effectiveness and would like to see data on how many people are committing crimes in surgical masks.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
The Biden Administration has long feared that enforcing Iranian oil sanctions more stringently will drive up global oil prices.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
In its latest guidance, NIST has moved away from enforcing complexity rules in favor of encouraging longer passwords.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Saga Although both Fred Olsen and Ambassador target a mature audience, Saga Cruises takes things a step further by enforcing an over-50s policy.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Biden administration to continue enforcing, for the time being, a new rule that aims to curb emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from new and existing oil and gas facilities.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Both Greenberg and council Republicans say enforcing the ordinance could help police identify suspects of crimes, but Pryor is skeptical of its effectiveness and would like to see data on how many people are committing crimes in surgical masks.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
The Biden Administration has long feared that enforcing Iranian oil sanctions more stringently will drive up global oil prices.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
In its latest guidance, NIST has moved away from enforcing complexity rules in favor of encouraging longer passwords.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Saga Although both Fred Olsen and Ambassador target a mature audience, Saga Cruises takes things a step further by enforcing an over-50s policy.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Enforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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