in line with
idiom
: in agreement with
The new policy is in line with the plans that were discussed last year.
My thinking is in line with yours.
The red one is more in line with what I had in mind.
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The winter sun had risen high enough to lie exactly in line with the road.
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Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
That sentiment is pretty much in line with statements Trump put out earlier.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 July 2024
While there are some online sources that list a high rate of divorce for airline pilots, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022) put the percentage of pilots who have ever divorced at 30, which is in line with the national average.
—R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
But my wife just won’t slow down While there are some online sources that list a high rate of divorce for airline pilots, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022) says 30% of pilots have ever divorced, which is in line with the national average.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
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Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
That sentiment is pretty much in line with statements Trump put out earlier.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 July 2024
While there are some online sources that list a high rate of divorce for airline pilots, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022) put the percentage of pilots who have ever divorced at 30, which is in line with the national average.
—R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
But my wife just won’t slow down While there are some online sources that list a high rate of divorce for airline pilots, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022) says 30% of pilots have ever divorced, which is in line with the national average.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
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