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Recent Examples of adherence After a dust-up with Ted over the local grocery store’s adherence to the state’s mask mandate, Joe impulsively announces his rival candidacy for mayor of Eddington, and tensions eventually boil over to the point of deadly violence. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025 Labor In a section of the report focused on workers’ rights and safety, the NCP reiterates its gripes about lack of supplier audit documentation and adherence to local law rather than international standards. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025 When Seedance and Seedream came out, his team conducted internal testing to compare their prompt adherence, image quality, speed, and cost to American competitors. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025 Recent years have seen dozens of drownings in the region, underscoring the need for vigilance and adherence to official warnings. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adherence
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Noun
  • These footprints are rich in F-actin, a structural protein, and other adhesion proteins.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Upon reviewing the affected vehicles, Ford learned that the door trim in the qualifying vehicles was applied without the use of hand rollers, which helped operators ensure complete adhesion, per the recall report.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Following Zhao’s resignation as CEO, Binance installed Richard Teng, a former financial regulator in the UAE and Singapore, as head of the company to telegraph to authorities that the exchange was focused on compliance.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Fake sales accounts, other Wells Fargo scandals From 2013 to 2016, the comptroller’s office said that Russ Anderson failed to provide information or provided false, incomplete or misleading information during compliance examinations in 2015.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The sheet is placed in the dryer for softer clothes and less cling.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • These sheets have a great cling to them.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the studio, niche interests are exchanged for conformity and collective attention to breath and postures—at least on the surface.
    Calin Van Paris, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
  • However, Thalund and screenwriter Marianne Lentz imbue the set-up with a fresh 2025 perspective while attuning the material to a very particular Danish frequency in a society perpetually triangulating between child-centric educational approaches, permissiveness and conformity.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The draft ordinance would prohibit any village agent or agency from providing information about or investigating or aiding in any investigation of a person or entity providing or receiving gender affirming care obtained in conformance with the laws of the state of Illinois.
    Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Home project: One item was removed from the board’s consent agenda — which typically is approved as a slate with no presentations — for a full review at a future meeting over concerns about conformance with local planning guidelines.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • These artificial stars, moving across the sky in a quick succession, will mar astronomical observation but potentially also confuse migratory birds.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • These practices slow you down, sharpen your observation, and deepen your connection to the local environment.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But starting in 1970, Time and Date AS has tracked observance of daylight saving time in Kentucky every year.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Tennessee is one of multiple states that has passed legislation for year-round observance of daylight saving time.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Adherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adherence. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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