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Dangote Industries promises to adhere to stringent European Union and U.S. oil-quality and environmental standards, to ensure it can sell to either market, and says it has applied for environmental certifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Many presidents adhere to this norm: My study shows that between 94% and 100% of people pardoned by George H.W.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
It also requires that they adhere to safety standards established by the National Fire Protection Assn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The US Embassy previously confirmed the staff member had been reassigned to the US but that it expected all personnel to "adhere to the highest standards of conduct".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Economic and social behaviors, Galbraith continued, “are complex, and to comprehend their character is mentally tiring. Therefore we adhere, as though to a raft, to those ideas which represent our understanding.”
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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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
But the main reason is that Gorsuch adheres to a specific philosophy in how to read the law, called textualism.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
This church adheres to many of the strict practices also promoted by Orthodox Judaism and has somewhere around forty million followers, such as Rameel and Isadora Desta of Addis Ababa.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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The stock market hasn’t adhered to this pattern this year, however.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Hearn has alleged contractual terms around White's involvement have not been adhered to.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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
He squeezed Silly Putty and strictly adhered to a physical therapy regimen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
There, he adhered to the same WHO protocol, called DOTS—directly observed treatment short-course chemotherapy—that TB patients in Carabayllo followed.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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In theory, systematic funds remove the emotionality and biases of human judgment by rigorously adhering to the rules set by their models.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
In not adhering to the expected rules of conflict-based drama, “Dreams in Nightmares” can confound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
This legislative body needs to deliver results, not fail while adhering to a prohibitive process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The statement also said that Ukrainian forces "are causing damage to military infrastructure and facilities used for military purposes, strictly adhering to the norms of international humanitarian law, laws and customs of war".
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
She smiles, but on her the expression looks compulsory, like she’s just adhering to a social convention.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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