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McConnell, an appointee of Democratic president Barack Obama, said it was not his role to rule on "the wisdom of the government's policy choices" but to determine whether they "comport with the law."

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 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

Food makers have long tweaked their recipes and rolled out new products to comport with changing government regulations and consumer preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

"They were very much Team Mick and I think they were coming at it from the generational side, where it was like, 'That is not the way that you comport yourself, and it's disrespectful.'"

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

“This is a good life for someone who knows how to comport herself and is smart enough to figure him out.”

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

But this only comports with the science as we’ve known it for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

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

The EPA proposal comports with the Supreme Court’s decision and “has all the fundamental elements of a great rule,” said Jay Duffy, litigation director at the Clean Air Task Force.

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2023

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

On Saturday, Harry comported himself gracefully and gave the British tabloids, forever in search of more outrage fuel, little to complain about.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023

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

Old Abraham, who was not old at all but who had comported himself in the manner of an elderly misanthrope since he first learned to sit up.

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.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2024

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

Even if she doesn’t agree with them, she’s comporting with them.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2021

He and his co-owners of Henderson Timber Inc., in Sigel, Ill., devised a solution: What if John Deere, the original manufacturer, could remanufacture the skidder to repair and upgrade it, comporting with current technology?

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020

They are now gone out to the point of the rocks at the end of our promontory, fishing for microscopical monsters, and comporting themselves boy and girl fashion.

From More Bywords by Yonge, Charlotte Mary