conform
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In time, however, it becomes evident that their personal interests don’t entirely conform to the public interest, and a backlash grows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
At the opposite end, Ms. Clancy could be found not guilty because she didn’t appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions or was unable to make her behavior conform to the law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
It said India's construction of hydroelectric projects on the Indus and associated rivers had to conform to the 1960 treaty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
And, most importantly, as a washed-up hipster living in central Brooklyn, I am surrounded by fans of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur—two teams I also know nothing about—and I simply refuse to conform to that coalition.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mission schools were told to conform to the new curriculum or shut down.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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A Janus Henderson spokesperson says its presentation of performance conforms with Securities and Exchange Commission rules that require all funds to compare their performance to a “broad-based index.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
This conforms with polling, which estimates his name recognition at 6 percent.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
That is an unlikely scenario, but one being discussed in golfing quarters - DeChambeau rarely conforms to the norm.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
But I do feel like every second we spend standing these inches apart is one that I must impress upon my mind until my entire memory conforms to its shape.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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When the time came to actually run it, Kerr and his team made sure that everything conformed to competition specifications so his time would count as an actual record, not a stunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
Ultimately, D.C. has conformed to the trend and is now actually reducing crime.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025
Due to its enormous economy and population, automakers have conformed to California’s rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
It is remarkable that we have all accepted this, without hooting, as though it simply conformed to a law of nature.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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The author recalls an interview he did with the herpetologist: Despite this account not conforming to reality, “everything Wells was telling me made perfect sense,” he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Johnson is so concerned with conforming to the auspicious, nostalgic idea of who Bourdain was that he makes his biopic far too safe.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
That monthly payment jumps to $2,496 if they take a 30-year conforming loan at a rate of 6.81%.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 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
I tie my shoes in a hurry, pull on a jacket, and sprint out of the room, catching up to the line of initiates quickly, conforming my pace to theirs.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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