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Just as people have nationalities and passports, merchant vessels must be registered to individual countries, which are supposed to ensure proper labor practices and other standards are adhered to onboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The vice president adhered to Biden’s admonition that there be “no daylight” between the two of them as she campaigned for president after he withdrew from the race.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

“It’s never been used, it’s never been adhered to,” Trump said of the act.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

"It's never been used. It's never been adhered to."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

There, he adhered to the same WHO protocol, called DOTS—directly observed treatment short-course chemotherapy—that TB patients in Carabayllo followed.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French