conform

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"As telescopes and detection methods become more precise, we are strengthening our ability to find planetary systems that don't resemble our own and that don't conform to longstanding theories," he says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

The masses conform to formerly “out there” ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Then she herself became an icon: a beautiful, liberated, modern woman who refused to conform to outdated stereotypes.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

"The source of the issue has been identified, contained and all newly produced panels conform to all requirements."

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Then the granite itself had to be shaped to conform to the contours of the future dam.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown