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Now, Tehran seems increasingly willing to tolerate the relaxed enforcement of veiling laws, provided this shift does not escalate into a broader political movement challenging the regime itself.—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025 This development reflects a tacit acknowledgment by the state that the veiling mandate is unpopular and, at least for now, impractical.—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025 The authorities who enforce the modesty laws, often called the morality police, have eased public confrontations with women over veiling since President Masoud Pezeshkian was elected this year.—Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024 Toph says the veiling was obvious to their innermost circle.—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for veiling
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