conform
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While the AI revolution is bound to produce winners and losers, that doesn’t necessarily mean it must conform to the “boom-bust” cycles of the past, or for that matter, any historical pattern at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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 ● 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 ● Aug. 28, 2026
Other coroners linked fatalities to e-bikes and e-scooters that did not conform to UK safety standards.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Psychologically, his behavior can be studied, for if he is a positronic robot, he must conform to the three Rules of Robotics.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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That is an unlikely scenario, but one being discussed in golfing quarters - DeChambeau rarely conforms to the norm.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
While backing France's right to impose such a ban, the European Commission in January said that any enforcement would lie with the European Union, provided the bill conforms to the bloc's laws.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Jeremy Grantham’s Wall Street career exactly conforms to this charmed sequence, but with what troubles along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
He expects loyalty—and advice that conforms to the advice he wants to hear.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 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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That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
When researchers applied a small electrical potential, the cornea gradually softened and conformed to the shape of the lens.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
A BLS spokeswoman said that its approach to Thursday’s report conformed with the agency’s longstanding plans for handling missing data, consistent with international standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Ultimately, D.C. has conformed to the trend and is now actually reducing crime.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025
Though Hale conformed to prison regulations, he continued to scheme to secure his release.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Not all of Sybylla’s experiences are upbeat or encouraging—she is constitutionally incapable of conforming, which gets her in constant trouble among the more proper circles into which she is thrust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
For 2026, Freddie and Fannie have a conforming limit of $832,750 for single-family home loans, though the limit can increase as much as 50% — to $1,249,125 — in certain high-cost areas.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
They produce conforming and compliant speech and behavior, which can have longer-term social impacts.
From Salon ● May 28, 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 ● Apr. 24, 2026
I tie my shoes in a hurry, pull on a jacket, and sprint out of the room, catching up to the line of initiates quickly, conforming my pace to theirs.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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