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Orthodox rabbis periodically inspect kosher establishments to ensure that food handling and the food itself comport with kashrut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Through his cellmate, Gershkovich learned the rules of Russian prison life, including how to perform various bodily functions in the cramped cell and how to comport himself with other inmates to stay safe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Reed next tried to convince federal courts that construing the statute that way did not comport with the fundamental fairness required by the 14th Amendment’s due process clause.

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2026

The Supreme Court in its opinion said, " The lower courts shall move expeditiously to ensure that, with respect to each plaintiff, the injunctions comport with this rule and otherwise comply with principles of equity."

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

It stops being about the color of your skin after a while and starts being about how you comport yourself.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Their thesis certainly comports with recent market action.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

First, they found a 4% decline in employment of undocumented workers, which comports with employer reports that raids have prompted immigrant workers to stop showing up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

In the same case, the federal government has argued that the agreement comports with federal law, which it said “generally restricts the IRS from disclosing any tax return information” but provides for certain exceptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025

The way Harris comports herself is not just relatable, it's human.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024

She nods; what I’ve just said, for whatever reason, comports with what she knows of her son.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Reiner was a unique blend of ace entertainer and director, playing to a personality type that comported with who he was when he wasn’t in front of or behind a camera.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

Biggs opened the door for a trial when the state Supreme Court determined the photo ID law comported with the state constitution.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024

None has been compelled to testify in civil or criminal court — or even explain in public what happened, why the officers opened fire, and how their decisions comported, or did not, with department procedures.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2023

Professor Davison discovered, however, that the equation was a misprint and that what Orwell originally wrote was “2 + 2 = 5,” which comported with Big Brother’s Newspeak.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

The young women in her circle comported themselves in a foreign ritual, undecipherable.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Scott and Goba did a fine job of pushing back at the most ridiculous lies, generally comporting themselves and the profession well.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2024

“And it is the biggest dilemma for me in terms of comporting my religious and cultural views with my political responsibility.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2022

“I’m a practicing Catholic, and it is the biggest dilemma for me in terms of comporting my religious and cultural views with my political responsibility,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in April 2007.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

So it is like, “Well, are you a court? Because this sounds a lot like a court but you’re not exactly comporting yourself as a court.”

From The Verge ● May 11, 2021

Percy, however, had a very different way of comporting himself.

From A Dog with a Bad Name by Talbot Baines Reed