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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

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

“State Farm expects its external counsel to conform to the highest level of ethical standards and professionalism, including in their use of AI and confirming the accuracy of all legal filings,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Jane, your films were about sticking it to the man, snapping back at the patriarchy by showing strong female protagonists who didn’t conform to gender roles.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

That is an unlikely scenario, but one being discussed in golfing quarters - DeChambeau rarely conforms to the norm.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

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

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

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 majority, however, were not ideologically driven: “They simply conformed, did what was asked of them, averted their gaze from any unpleasantness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

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

The coats were stiff and dome-shaped, having conformed to their piles.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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

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

"Not conforming to these stagings can be perceived as a lack of love or romance."

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 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




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