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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
The Kansas Court of Appeals earlier this month reversed a district court injunction that prevented the state revenue department from complying with requests to change residents’ genders on their identification forms.
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
But the Supreme Court’s ruling means that those cases will now return to those lower courts, where those judges will have to decide how to tailor their orders to comply with the high court ruling, Barrett’s opinion said.
—Nik Popli, Time, 27 June 2025
The new process will apply to those who enter the U.S. illegally, ignore final orders of removal, and those in the U.S. illegally who do not comply with a judge’s voluntary departure order.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 27 June 2025
The law sets fines of $10,000 a day for not complying with the age-verification mandate (plus up to $250,000 for each time a minor gains access) and $10,000 for each case of retaining somebody's identifying data.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
But the Supreme Court’s ruling means that those cases will now return to those lower courts, where those judges will have to decide how to tailor their orders to comply with the high court ruling, Barrett’s opinion said.
—Nik Popli, Time, 27 June 2025
The new process will apply to those who enter the U.S. illegally, ignore final orders of removal, and those in the U.S. illegally who do not comply with a judge’s voluntary departure order.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 27 June 2025
The law sets fines of $10,000 a day for not complying with the age-verification mandate (plus up to $250,000 for each time a minor gains access) and $10,000 for each case of retaining somebody's identifying data.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
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Trump’s disdain for Powell stretches back to his first term as president, all centered on Powell’s refusal to acquiesce to Trump’s demands for lower rates.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Democrats could persuade Elon Musk to support their cause by persuading him that most of his customers are Democrats and acquiescing to some of his ideas, Anthony Scaramucci has suggested.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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As most states conform to federal definitions for determining income and deductions, this means that the tax rate for gambling income has the potential to be even higher than the 74% rate illustrated in the example.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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These changes do not require the two-step 28-day process of normal rule changes because this would be a change to conform to law, under Civil Code 4355(b)(4).—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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More politics news: NATO members voted to more than double their defense spending targets to 5% of GDP, acceding to a previous demand from Trump.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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The change paved the way for female descendants of King Albert II, Philippe’s father, to accede based on birth order, meaning that sons would no longer skip ahead of their sisters in the line of succession.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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The highest annual salary in the NFL is Dak Prescott’s $60 million, and the richest MLB contract is Shohei Ohtani’s at $70 million per year, although 97% of that money is deferred, which lowers the present-day value of the deal.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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The Pistons acknowledged there was an investigation ongoing but deferred further comment to the NBA.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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The justices ruled that the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization’s due process rights are not violated by the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which forces them to consent to federal courts’ authority.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
25 June 2025
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These include doing skin-sensitivity tests on consenting human volunteers, using human skin, tissues, and cell cultures, and employing perhaps silco models.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Both are accepting new patients at Franciscan Physician Network Glendale Health Center, 1101 Glendale Blvd., Suite 101, in Valparaiso.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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This includes actions such as cyberattacks, use of drones or sabotage tools, and accepting funds from foreign intelligence, even without taking action.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Netflix dominates as the go-to platform for anime content globally, with 48% of viewers subscribing for such programming, followed by Disney+ at 32% and Prime Video at 29%, according to a new study from Dentsu surveying 8,600 consumers across 10 countries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 July 2025
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Call 1-800-445-9898 and give offer code W-KF to subscribe.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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