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A spokesperson for Niello’s office said that because his previous efforts failed to gain traction, his current proposal includes a provision requiring California to conform if the federal government adopts permanent daylight saving time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

To overcome those limitations, the researchers developed a powder that can conform to wounds of many different shapes and sizes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

In other cases, they change their speech and behavior to accommodate or conform to the administration’s worldview.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

‘Our Knowledge’, in Locke’s phrase, which must conform to observation, experience and testimony, is knowledge as acquaintance, but Locke still hankers over justified true belief.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

This conforms with polling, which estimates his name recognition at 6 percent.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

The bill has already had to be redrafted to take account of questions raised by the Council of State, the body which previews draft legislation to ensure it conforms with French and European law.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

This allowed the works to be safeguarded until the museum could reopen "in a modern format that conforms to international standards", she added.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

He also advises checking your state plan to make sure it conforms to the federal changes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual fife— that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

When researchers applied a small electrical potential, the cornea gradually softened and conformed to the shape of the lens.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

An SFA spokesperson said it was the darkest colour available that conformed to governing body guidelines on the contrast between home and away shirt designs.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

A majority, however, were not ideologically driven: “They simply conformed, did what was asked of them, averted their gaze from any unpleasantness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Ultimately, D.C. has conformed to the trend and is now actually reducing crime.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025

This simply conformed to the practice of the courts.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

But if you qualify for a conforming loan, you may save on fees by going to a bank.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

They produce conforming and compliant speech and behavior, which can have longer-term social impacts.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

But then "people started conforming to behave in ways that would not show racism. That doesn't mean that it's now absent", she adds.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

"Not conforming to these stagings can be perceived as a lack of love or romance."

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Many of the commonest usage errors are the result of writers thinking logically when they should be mindlessly conforming to convention.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker