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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
As troopers initiated a traffic stop, the driver complied and came to a complete stop on the highway instead of the right shoulder, state police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Deepfakes can be a challenge for financial institutions like Ant International, which need trusted identities to be able to carry out know-your-customer checks to comply with anti-fraud and anti-money laundering legislation.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, whose office has authority to enforce the emergency rule, warned retailers to comply with the ban.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Despite popular misconceptions, there are still many ways to drive fairness and equity while complying with state and federal laws.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Deepfakes can be a challenge for financial institutions like Ant International, which need trusted identities to be able to carry out know-your-customer checks to comply with anti-fraud and anti-money laundering legislation.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, whose office has authority to enforce the emergency rule, warned retailers to comply with the ban.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Despite popular misconceptions, there are still many ways to drive fairness and equity while complying with state and federal laws.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
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Mexico acquiesced to the transfer on the condition that the Department of Justice wouldn’t pursue the death penalty against them.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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The current chair, Jerome Powell, has long drawn Trump’s ire for his refusal to acquiesce to the president’s demands to lower interest rates — and his term expires in May.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
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In its second quarter financial report released on August 6, the company noted several milestones including: Preparation for final assembly of the first of several conforming aircraft intended for Type Inspection Authorization flight testing.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But some air quality experts raised questions about the study’s methodology, which only took readings from three locations over two 12-hour periods, and placed monitors underneath buildings in a way that may not have conformed with EPA guidance.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s initial response to the jobs report was to renew his attacks on the Federal Reserve, and its chair, Jerome Powell, for not acceding to his demands for a cut in interest rates.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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Harvard alleges that Trump is retaliating against it in violation of its free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment for refusing to accede to the administration's demands to control the school's governance, curriculum, and the ideology of its faculty and students.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Student loans can be deferred while enrolled at least half-time.—
Adam Palasciano,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Owners had a little over two and a half years to prepare to make up for years or decades of reserve savings and critical structural repairs that many associations had deferred.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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Schumer also refused to return blue slips consenting to Trump’s nominations of Jay Clayton to be the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and Joseph Nocella Jr. to be U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
30 July 2025
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Neither men operated the accounts or consented to be a part of them.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 July 2025
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Democracy supporters opposed to the junta have warned the international community against falling for the military’s election plan, and say such a poll will never be accepted by the people.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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Another issue is that the short-term solutions — often called levers — previously deployed to raise money to spend on transfers have not always been accepted by La Liga, who want the club to be run in a more sustainable way.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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For more on Daniel Serafini, subscribe now to PEOPLE, or pick up this week's issue, on newsstands Friday.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Call 1-888-357-7827 and give offer code W-N2 to subscribe.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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