conform

I was never going to really quite conform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"This corresponds to the neuroscientific distinction between changing one's own predictions, perceptual inference, and the attempt to make the world conform to them, namely active inference."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Evolving standards of decency,” Kennedy continued, “must embrace and express respect for the dignity of the person, and the punishment of criminals must conform to that rule.”

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

And students, teachers, universities and cultural institutions can resist the tendency to self-censor and conform.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

She was taking two sides at once, to please everyone; she always chose peace over truth, was always eager to conform.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

While backing France's right to impose such a ban, the European Commission in January said that any enforcement would lie with the European Union, provided the bill conforms to the bloc's laws.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

The bill has already had to be redrafted to take account of questions raised by the Council of State, the body which previews draft legislation to ensure it conforms with French and European law.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

He also advises checking your state plan to make sure it conforms to the federal changes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

Instead of inserting a probe into the brain, the new version gently conforms to the skull surface and shines light through the bone.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025

It conforms to Alexander Pope’s definition of simplicity as “the mean between ostentation and rusticity.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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

A BLS spokeswoman said that its approach to Thursday’s report conformed with the agency’s longstanding plans for handling missing data, consistent with international standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

Due to its enormous economy and population, automakers have conformed to California’s rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025

That came following a dispute with the UK government, which refused to grant the scheme the go-ahead unless it conformed to a UK-wide approach excluding glass.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024

Nothing on this day had conformed to any precedent.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

Not all of Sybylla’s experiences are upbeat or encouraging—she is constitutionally incapable of conforming, which gets her in constant trouble among the more proper circles into which she is thrust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The 30-year mortgage rate for jumbo loans — mortgages that exceed conforming balances of $832,750 — also rose to 6.72%, up 2 basis points from a week prior.

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

And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you’re conforming just as much as everybody else, only in a different way.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger