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“Here you’d have a one-off, inexpensive, readily scalable, safe intervention that people don’t even have to take every day, let alone a lifestyle regimen you have to adhere to for decades.”
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
This is the model to which most academic economists and central bankers now adhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Traditionally, Japanese convenience stores have also required workers to adhere to relatively conservative dress codes, including bans on certain hair dyes and large earrings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
It also requires that they adhere to safety standards established by the National Fire Protection Assn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
So although they wanted Vincent, Anna, Theo, and the younger siblings to adhere to their values, they did not want to close them off from the world.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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The regulatory change must first go through a review to ensure it adheres to state law before it can take effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
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
Kirklees Council said it now adheres to "the highest modern standards of safety in managing and monitoring asbestos in our buildings as part of a robust asbestos management plan".
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
It has, to be sure, linkages of various kinds, arrangements with outside universities for certain graduate programs, and it adheres delicately, somewhat ambiguously, to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute just up the street.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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The stock market hasn’t adhered to this pattern this year, however.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
In the urban-focused section, the handles of purses or luggage are adhered to sections of the work patterned like brick and embedded with small windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The day was sticky enough that the plastic adhered to my bare shoulder.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
It was sent to multiple media outlets, including a local TV station which reportedly adhered to a police request not to disclose its contents.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Some fur and a nubbin of something pink and pulpy still adhered to the bottom of his water bottle, I noticed when he raised it to his lips.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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"The sides are adhering to the agreements that we reached," he said on Telegram.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
But it can insist on transparency where legally possible, investigate the history of the allegations and examine whether officials are adhering to the standards that protect prosecutorial independence.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Earlier this month, he backed the Delivery Protection Act, which would force warehouse operators such as Amazon to obtain licenses from the city by adhering to new safety, training and employment requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Retaining that approachable, homespun persona while adhering to the sartorial conventions and expectations of Westminster will be a challenge for Burnham.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Everything they did had always made sense to me, adhering to a logic I understood.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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