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comply

[kuhm-plahy] / kəmˈplaɪ /


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While the tax would comply with federal rules, it would raise less revenue than the state’s current Medicaid tax and increase premiums for a typical commercial family plan by roughly $400 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The email told staff to comply with the directive and move in-person meetings to virtual meetings, according to CBS News.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

UC Davis did not indicate whether it would comply with the Justice Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The country’s online safety regulator, eSafety, said in a March report that while social-media platforms had taken “some steps” to comply, a “substantial number of children” retained accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

When the ban went into effect in 1920, reformers who had campaigned for it were pleased, but plenty of Americans refused to comply with the new rules.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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