comply
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Today, the yard builds private ships that operate in U.S. waters to comply with the federal Jones Act: Ships must be built, crewed, flagged and insured in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
It found that most of those ships do not fully comply with the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, a guide created by leading ocean-focused civil society groups detailing accountability standards for industrial fishing fleets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
It also taps into nostalgia for the toy cars, which originated after English engineer Jack Odell designed the first model to comply with a 1952 British school rule requiring toys to fit inside a matchbox.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Under the UK's sweeping online safety rules, platforms including Meta must carry out and update risk assessments to comply with a range of duties, including to tackle illegal content.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Unfortunately, Taser ball was in no shape to comply.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Hertz Norge stressed that it complies with Norwegian and European regulations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Judicial review would be limited to “whether the approval or authorization complies with objective existing laws.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“The Los Angeles Unified School District complies with all applicable state and federal laws and will continue to do so.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
A spokeswoman for Kennedy said he complies with all federal ethics rules and requirements and has worked with HHS ethics officials on his disclosures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even in her fear of the windstorm, she complies.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Silva and the team, which had shared the photos and videos as collaborative posts on Instagram, complied with the demand and took down the content that afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
In June, he said the airline would "reluctantly" stop charging parents to sit next to children after a watchdog investigation was opened, but insisted its previous policy complied with laws.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The FDA warned the company four times in 2025 to stop marketing and distributing its device prior to authorization, and then pointed out that it hadn’t complied with those requests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
There was a solid two weeks when I complied with its whims.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Bobby asked if a photograph of his mother could be sent to him, and Russell Targ, his brother-in-law, complied.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The nation’s second-largest bank must regain credibility with investors after paying a massive fine for not complying with laws meant to prevent financial crimes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Since businesses began complying with the standards in 2014, the at-berth regulation has reduced emissions from regulated vessels by 80%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
It reports that officials fear complying with such demands could leave the continent "dangerously exposed" if the crisis in the Middle East flares up over the winter.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
It is complying with the Endangered Species Act, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
When I read this, I imagined my mother as a young woman, brilliant and energetic, but also anxious and complying.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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