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Which of these is intended to make people conform?

conform

[kuhn-fawrm] / kənˈfɔrm /




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Charity Changing Faces supports those with visible differences, and chief executive Louise Wright said it was unacceptable that people were excluded from AI or made to conform to narrow beauty standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Then I grow frustrated when life doesn’t conform to my wishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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

By now, even the youngest Yearlings have learned Blackcliff's most essential lessons: Obey, conform, and keep your mouth shut.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

“Duchamp Takes New York” readily conforms to the predictable narrative about the artist, glorifying his influence and spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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

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

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

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2025

At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual fife— that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

"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

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

The trust said the nurses had "demonised" Rose and the policy conformed with guidance and laws at the time.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 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

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

They produce conforming and compliant speech and behavior, which can have longer-term social impacts.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

In totalitarian societies, she summarizes, “either you are destroyed by conforming to the regime, or you are destroyed through non-compliance.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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

As we walked rapidly along I abruptly resented the bell and my West Point stride and hurrying and conforming.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles


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