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As for Saxon’s claims about being told to sleep in the bare concrete dwelling, Cherkasky insisted that the worker had done so of his own accord.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

It loses “alignment,” meaning you can’t rely on it to act in accord with its designers’ intentions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

“You have tons of people doing the same thing and being on the same accord for that one athlete,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

A proponent of nuclear negotiations, Larijani supported the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers which unravelled three years later after Trump withdrew the US from the accord.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

And can it now be said: we accord credence in this way because it has proved to pay?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton