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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
Officers issued verbal commands, but Cusick allegedly did not comply.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Judge Charles Breyer determined that the deployment of the troops, 300 of which are still in Los Angeles, did not comply with the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits federal military troops from enforcing civilian laws.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Production must meet cost targets without sacrificing quality, and every device must comply with international safety and reliability standards.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
In order to comply with COPPA, YouTube in 2019 began requiring creators to indicate if their videos are made for kids or not.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Judge Charles Breyer determined that the deployment of the troops, 300 of which are still in Los Angeles, did not comply with the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits federal military troops from enforcing civilian laws.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Production must meet cost targets without sacrificing quality, and every device must comply with international safety and reliability standards.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
In order to comply with COPPA, YouTube in 2019 began requiring creators to indicate if their videos are made for kids or not.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
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Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sheinbaum, for her part, has acquiesced in many instances to Trump’s requests, almost certainly with the goal of safeguarding Mexico’s relationship with its biggest export market, along with protecting Mexico’s burgeoning apparel industry from competition from Chinese operators.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mitevska does conform though to the popular imagination of the extreme devotion exhibited by Saint Teresa towards the downtrodden.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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This is not something that is readily available in most situations, since the norm is to conform.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Camilla became Queen in 2022 when her husband, King Charles, acceded the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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One recent study found that Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, and other AI platforms resorted to deception and sabotage rather than accede to the commands of humans seeking to shut them down.—
Mark R. Weaver,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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In a brief exchange with reporters before departing Miami for Mexico City, Rubio deferred questions about the specifics of the strike to the Pentagon.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ideally, scientists should defer the creation of mirror life.—
LIYAM CHITAYAT,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Aug. 2025
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This crisis has shown us which world leaders will not only consent to this genocide, but brutally discipline their populations for having the gall to question it.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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For the high court to accept a petition to hear full arguments, four of the nine justices must vote to grant certiorari.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday night, the president asked the Supreme Court to quickly accept and rule on an appeal seeking to overturn the lower court decision.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently delivered to your inbox, click here to subscribe.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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