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The later start would better align with their biological clocks and allow students to get more sleep, Beresford said, both of which research has shown is critical to teenagers. — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, "Carmel is considering changing school start times. Here's when students would start.," 14 June 2019 The move aligned the 300-year-old institution closer to keeping its own behavioral guidelines, brought in two years earlier, that banned drinking during work. — David Hodari, Joe Wallace, WSJ, "Hey Traders, It’s 2019—No More Drinking on the Job," 14 June 2019 The new collective bargaining agreement established terms closer to what the players had demanded — and, importantly, more closely aligned the earning potential of the women with that of the men. — Tate Royer, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: The biggest fight facing the U.S. women’s soccer team isn’t on the field," 14 June 2019 This aligns with economists’ predictions, as well as with similar analyses of the trade data. — Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, "The trade war is already pushing businesses out of China—and it could be permanent," 14 June 2019 Sadly, Biden has aligned himself with the radical minority. — Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, "Thiessen: Biden’s surrender on abortion is theater of the absurd," 12 June 2019 The stars have aligned for Aly & AJ’s new music video. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, "Watch Aly & AJ's 'Star Maps' music video featuring stars from Shameless, Drag Race, Silicon Valley, The Goldbergs, and more," 12 June 2019 All of these align with a common belief in our society that there’s a dividing line between adulthood and childhood, and that standards and accountability need to be separate and more forgiving for youth. — Darren Shou, WIRED, "The Next Big Privacy Hurdle? Teaching AI to Forget," 12 June 2019 The Missouri report's findings align with national trends. — Michelle Lou, CNN, "Black drivers in Missouri are 91% more likely to be stopped than white drivers, a report finds," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'align.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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