enforcer
noun
en·forc·er
in-ˈfȯr-sər 
en-
1
: one that enforces
2
a
: a violent criminal employed by a crime syndicate
especially
: hit man sense 1
b
: a player (as in ice hockey) known for rough play and fighting
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Antitrust enforcers have proposed far-reaching measures designed to quickly open the search market and give new competitors a leg up.
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Jody Godoy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Biden’s enforcers continued those cases and filed a lawsuit against Apple, in addition to the Google ad-tech case.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Although Google did have one minor victory; the judge ruled that antitrust enforcers failed to show the company also had a monopoly in ad networks.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
But nobody embodied the transition from Islander to islander quite like the late Clark Gillies, the first-round pick from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1974 who succeeded Westfall as the team captain before emerging as both a skilled offensive player and a valuable enforcer during the dynasty era.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jody Godoy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Biden’s enforcers continued those cases and filed a lawsuit against Apple, in addition to the Google ad-tech case.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Although Google did have one minor victory; the judge ruled that antitrust enforcers failed to show the company also had a monopoly in ad networks.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
But nobody embodied the transition from Islander to islander quite like the late Clark Gillies, the first-round pick from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1974 who succeeded Westfall as the team captain before emerging as both a skilled offensive player and a valuable enforcer during the dynasty era.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforcer. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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