as in compliances
the following of a custom, rule, or law
adherence to convention requires that the couple send out formal wedding invitations
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Boatwright’s observations lend more evidence to a bifurcated economy, where the rich are getting richer and continuing to spend, while the poor tighten their belts and continue to pull back.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026 -
By combining observations of these ratios in the samples with prior estimates of core silicon, the researchers were then able to approximate the amount of core hydrogen.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Much like the Christian and Catholic observances of the Lent season leading up to Easter, Ramadan’s date on the Gregorian calendar changes each year, since it’s based on the lunar calendar.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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As in recent years, Russia representatives were not invited to the observances at Auschwitz due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Adherences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adherences. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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