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“Passage in accordance with international law. No challenge is intended to you, and I intend to abide by rules of our government’s cease-fire,” the U.S. ship responded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The summonses were issued "as part of the application of administrative sanctions in accordance with the applicable provisions", the minister added.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“However, we have a responsibility to defend the integrity of our institution and the rule of law, while ensuring that every member of our community is treated fairly and in accordance with the law.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
The trick, if you could call it that, is to find your lane and spend/save in accordance with the life that makes you happy.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
The regent was acting in accordance with Thembu law and custom, and his own motives could not be maligned: he wanted us to be settled during his lifetime.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Vocabulary lists containing accordance
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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And Then There Were None
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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