1
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said
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2
as in granting
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920
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Recent Examples of according
How popular the program could be Sutter’s Fort was fairly quiet Thursday afternoon, which is partly a reflection of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on parks and museums according Jared Jones, a site supervisor for Sutter’s Fort and the Indian Museum.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
The pool will remain closed for several days while it is drained, cleaned, and inspected before reopening to the public, according New Canaan Parks and Recreation director John Howe.
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
In the Bay Area, where counts of homeless older adults start at age 55, older people make up between 25% and 29% of the homeless population, depending on the county, according ot the most recent reports.
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Detainees launched a hunger strike last month, according Cosecha, an immigrant advocacy group.
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ABC News,
6 June 2026
All three parked their orange state vehicles on the right-hand shoulder, and all the vehicles had their emergency lights activated, according the Cook County state's Attorney's office.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
The movie will be presented in 70mm and play three times a day, according Cinematheque, which partnered with the theater last year to program and operate the theater.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
The Paxtons’ divorce had been scheduled for a trial starting on June 24 in a Collin County district court, but the proceedings have been canceled, according online court records.
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Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Rescuers were expecting to rappel back into the cave again and resume pumping out water on Tuesday, according Finnish diver Mikko Paasi.
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Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
The pool will remain closed for several days while it is drained, cleaned, and inspected before reopening to the public, according New Canaan Parks and Recreation director John Howe.
—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
In the Bay Area, where counts of homeless older adults start at age 55, older people make up between 25% and 29% of the homeless population, depending on the county, according ot the most recent reports.
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Detainees launched a hunger strike last month, according Cosecha, an immigrant advocacy group.
—
ABC News,
6 June 2026
All three parked their orange state vehicles on the right-hand shoulder, and all the vehicles had their emergency lights activated, according the Cook County state's Attorney's office.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
The movie will be presented in 70mm and play three times a day, according Cinematheque, which partnered with the theater last year to program and operate the theater.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
The Paxtons’ divorce had been scheduled for a trial starting on June 24 in a Collin County district court, but the proceedings have been canceled, according online court records.
—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Rescuers were expecting to rappel back into the cave again and resume pumping out water on Tuesday, according Finnish diver Mikko Paasi.
—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for according
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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Some of those stock transactions occurred shortly before or after major news related to the corresponding companies.
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But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage.
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The film became Netflix's most-streamed ever in its first 91 days, leading to Netflix granting master toy licenses to Hasbro and Mattel.
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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Mields participated in Documenta 6 in 1997, won the Gabriele Münter Prize, and was celebrated at the Bonn Art Museum with a dedicated solo gallery exhibition coinciding with her 90th birthday.
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After conferring, Robinson and the other justices returned the case to the lower court for further proceedings.
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The chemical is believed to work in a number of ways—jamming smell detectors so that mosquitoes cannot recognize a human or animal target, conferring a bitter taste that mosquitoes detect on their feet, or mimicking the smell of natural mosquito-repelling plants.
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This year, the conforming loan limit ranges from $832,750 in most areas to $1,249,125 in high-cost areas, according to the FHFA.
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Vice president of communications Erin Kaplan says the classic innerspring mattress delivered temperature-regulating, body-conforming comfort for her as a side sleeper.
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