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Which of these is intended to make people conform?

conform

[kuhn-fawrm] / kənˈfɔrm /




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Yet she worries that ultra-Orthodox residents want the rest of the city to conform to their lifestyle.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Under federal regulations, newly produced aircraft must conform to the design approved during FAA certification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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

Other coroners linked fatalities to e-bikes and e-scooters that did not conform to UK safety standards.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

He understood that his influence was not limitless, and if he made a move that failed to conform to journalistic expectations, the image that he had painstakingly cultivated could be ruined.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

Jeremy Grantham’s Wall Street career exactly conforms to this charmed sequence, but with what troubles along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

He expects loyalty—and advice that conforms to the advice he wants to hear.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 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

"I want to say broadly over the month or so that's transpired since then, the world has broadly conformed to our expectations."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Smith conformed to the type of the absent-minded professor, but he was worldly enough to unmask the East India Co., a hybrid sovereign ruler and monopolistic business enterprise, as a misgoverned money pit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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

An SFA spokesperson said it was the darkest colour available that conformed to governing body guidelines on the contrast between home and away shirt designs.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

So she simply determined to pluck them out, willing into existence a work environment that conformed to her sense of herself and her place in the world.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

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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