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conform

[kuhn-fawrm] / kənˈfɔrm /




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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

Other coroners linked fatalities to e-bikes and e-scooters that did not conform to UK safety standards.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

A spokesperson for Niello’s office said that because his previous efforts failed to gain traction, his current proposal includes a provision requiring California to conform if the federal government adopts permanent daylight saving time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

New Guineans tamed sugar cane and bananas, while the first West African farmers made African millet, African rice, sorghum and wheat conform to their needs.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

This conforms with polling, which estimates his name recognition at 6 percent.

From Slate May 13, 2026

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

At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual fife— that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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 majority, however, were not ideologically driven: “They simply conformed, did what was asked of them, averted their gaze from any unpleasantness.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

Due to its enormous economy and population, automakers have conformed to California’s rules.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2025

That came following a dispute with the UK government, which refused to grant the scheme the go-ahead unless it conformed to a UK-wide approach excluding glass.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2024

Though Hale conformed to prison regulations, he continued to scheme to secure his release.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

But if you qualify for a conforming loan, you may save on fees by going to a bank.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 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

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 Jan. 17, 2026

The source and cause of the quality issue have been identified and addressed, and all newly produced panels are now conforming to requirements, an Airbus spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

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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