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Instead of complying with an order to stop, Neal allegedly hit the gas and drove onto the sidewalk, slamming into a pedestrian and pinning him against scaffolding in front of the Tenderloin Police Station. — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, "Driver in San Francisco rampage was on depressants, DA says," 3 June 2019 Fiat Chrysler and Renault hope that scale will reduce the cost of complying with government mandates that require increasing electric-car production... — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Government Auto Merger," 27 May 2019 However, the deal cannot go ahead until a deal to sell Alex Sandro is completed due to Juventus' need to comply by Financial Fair Play rules. — SI.com, "Juventus Set to Follow Up Ronaldo Signing With Shock Move for Real Madrid Teammate," 11 July 2018 Shares of technology companies skidded after some U.S. businesses moved to comply with restrictions against Huawei Technologies, setting up major stock indexes for another tough week amid the escalating trade spat. — Michael Wursthorn, WSJ, "U.S. Stocks Dragged Down by Tech Sector," 20 May 2019 Many drugmakers have been complying in the interim, sending out notices to health plans. — Robert Langreth, latimes.com, "Drugmakers cancel some price increases after California law takes effect," 10 July 2018 But the Trump administration has not disclosed its full plans for complying with the order to reunite parents and children. — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, "ACLU slaps Trump administration over parent deportation form," 3 July 2018 And some privacy advocates said the bill did not go as far as the ballot initiative in allowing individuals to sue for not complying. — Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, "California Passes Sweeping Law to Protect Online Privacy," 28 June 2018 Standing, and walking, especially, became unbearably painful for her; her feet simply would not comply. — Mariana Viera, Teen Vogue, "Domestic Workers Like My Mom Deserve Protection and Security," 26 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comply.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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