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“Here you’d have a one-off, inexpensive, readily scalable, safe intervention that people don’t even have to take every day, let alone a lifestyle regimen you have to adhere to for decades.”
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
New Jersey’s law, also passed this year, bars landlords from prohibiting balcony solar while requiring tenants to provide notice and adhere to “reasonable restrictions” on panel size and placement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The regulator said if people use the glasses to share a photo or video on a public social media account or in official or professional activities, they must adhere to those rules.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
But she admits she didn’t always adhere to the unwritten rules of weekend communication with subordinates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Ralph began to worry lest Miss K think up a project to find out if a sock with static cling would adhere to a mouse.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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If the appeal adheres to strict Premier League guidelines, it should be concluded by Christmas Day, with a verdict to follow in the early part of 2027.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Houthis, predominantly Shia Muslims, and al-Shabaab, which adheres to Sunni Islam, are among the hundreds of millions divided by a seventh-century schism over who was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Our nation currently adheres to the 'three non-nuclear principles,'" she said in response to a direct question from Tanaka, without discussing what she might do next.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Her Netflix series adheres to them while adding historical context.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
It has, to be sure, linkages of various kinds, arrangements with outside universities for certain graduate programs, and it adheres delicately, somewhat ambiguously, to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute just up the street.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Russell Kirk and Friedrich Hayek held views that seem irreconcilable, but they both adhered more closely to fusionist principles than is commonly understood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The stock market hasn’t adhered to this pattern this year, however.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
"So yes, that is all the justice system has let all of us down, because their one job was to ensure that the sentence imposed by Judge Babington was adhered to, and it has not."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
I read such stories aloud and adhered to commanding officers’ warnings to keep “notes to the boat” free of any references to stress at home, lest we lower troop morale.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The flutes were shining black to brown, and only a few small barnacles adhered to the shell.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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The appointment of Justice Antonin Scalia, who insisted on adhering to statutory text, was three years away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
"The sides are adhering to the agreements that we reached," he said on Telegram.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
But it can insist on transparency where legally possible, investigate the history of the allegations and examine whether officials are adhering to the standards that protect prosecutorial independence.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Retaining that approachable, homespun persona while adhering to the sartorial conventions and expectations of Westminster will be a challenge for Burnham.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
He began to attack the ANC for not adhering to the agreements that we had made with the government.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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