conformity
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When such state threats are systematized, they can foment a broader climate of fear, self-censorship and conformity.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
In a May 5 ruling seen by AFP, the court said VW "failed in its obligation of conformity" by selling nearly 950,000 vehicles equipped with the devices in France between 2007 and 2015.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
In his 2024 book, “A New Philosophy of Opera,” the American director Yuval Sharon offered a radical vision for an art form that is often mired in convention and conformity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
The family argued that their rights, which requires the State providing education to "respect the right of parents to ensure such education is in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions", had been contravened.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
More likely, though, conformity of expression gathered momentum because the record-buying, radio-listening public liked it better, and bands reflected the change in fashion for entirely understandable commercial reasons.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing conformity
Power Prefix: con-
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Grade 10, List 5
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