conform
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Under federal regulations, newly produced aircraft must conform to the design approved during FAA certification.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 26, 2026
It said India's construction of hydroelectric projects on the Indus and associated rivers had to conform to the 1960 treaty.
From Barron's β Aug. 31, 2026
And, most importantly, as a washed-up hipster living in central Brooklyn, I am surrounded by fans of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur—two teams I also know nothing about—and I simply refuse to conform to that coalition.
From Slate β Aug. 28, 2026
Other coroners linked fatalities to e-bikes and e-scooters that did not conform to UK safety standards.
From BBC β Aug. 28, 2026
These fellows refused to conform to even basic prison regulations.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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This conforms with polling, which estimates his name recognition at 6 percent.
From Slate β May 13, 2026
That is an unlikely scenario, but one being discussed in golfing quarters - DeChambeau rarely conforms to the norm.
From BBC β Apr. 30, 2026
This allowed the works to be safeguarded until the museum could reopen "in a modern format that conforms to international standards", she added.
From Barron's β Dec. 31, 2025
He also advises checking your state plan to make sure it conforms to the federal changes.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 12, 2025
But I do feel like every second we spend standing these inches apart is one that I must impress upon my mind until my entire memory conforms to its shape.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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"I want to say broadly over the month or so that's transpired since then, the world has broadly conformed to our expectations."
From Barron's β Oct. 16, 2026
When the time came to actually run it, Kerr and his team made sure that everything conformed to competition specifications so his time would count as an actual record, not a stunt.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 22, 2026
When researchers applied a small electrical potential, the cornea gradually softened and conformed to the shape of the lens.
From Science Daily β May 28, 2026
The trust said the nurses had "demonised" Rose and the policy conformed with guidance and laws at the time.
From BBC β Nov. 11, 2025
This simply conformed to the practice of the courts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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But if you qualify for a conforming loan, you may save on fees by going to a bank.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 23, 2026
In totalitarian societies, she summarizes, “either you are destroyed by conforming to the regime, or you are destroyed through non-compliance.”
From The Wall Street Journal β May 8, 2026
But then "people started conforming to behave in ways that would not show racism. That doesn't mean that it's now absent", she adds.
From BBC β Apr. 24, 2026
The trick was to be taken seriously as a professional without appearing to care about conforming to a standard and certainly without showing that one actually cared.
From Salon β Jan. 17, 2026
As we walked rapidly along I abruptly resented the bell and my West Point stride and hurrying and conforming.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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