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as in acquiesced
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as in conformed
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But, spoiler alert, Sony acquiesced.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 June 2026 -
Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.—
Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.—
Kevin Baxter
Follow
June 7,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Prosecutors consented to drop the charge after a ruling earlier this year that prohibited them from using the magazine at trial because it was improperly searched by the officers who arrested Mangione in Pennsylvania.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Jones falsely told the man, 31-year-old Tobasia Griffiths, that the woman consented to the attack, and paid Griffiths $100 to carry it out, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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No homes had been lost, and Utah Fire Info, a multiagency operation, said in a post on X that firefighters conducted a successful back-burn operation to protect the town.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Defense attorney Michael Burt had argued a video deposition prosecutors conducted with a key witness is hearsay evidence and should not be admissible, as the witness could not be subject to cross-examination.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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King Charles, 77, acceded to the throne in 2022 upon his mother's death, and he's kept the Buckingham Palace balcony appearance to the smaller group of working royals in the years since.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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In 1910, following the death of his father, King Edward VII, King George V acceded to the throne and Mary became Queen.—
Natasha Leake,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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The Board’s recommendations are advisory, and Meta is not required to implement them, though the company has historically acted on roughly 75 percent of Board recommendations, which makes its response to this particular ruling worth watching.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
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But the legislature has since acted to bolster local authority to regulate oil operations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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Then came this past October, when the Heat deferred extension talks with Herro until this summer, as in a window now just 10 days away.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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American Airlines deferred questions from CNN to the FAA.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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In the buildup to Friday’s match, all sorts of American eyes bored in on Pulisic’s injury.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Complied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complied. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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