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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
At least one school must be added to comply with conference certification rules.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Chilling effects and legal battles In the face of these threats, some media organizations, law firms and universities have chosen to comply with the Trump administration's demands.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Tensions reached a boiling point when Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Colombian exports after President Gustavo Petro refused to comply with U.S. demands to take deportees.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Given such a short window to comply, platforms will likely remove some content that may not be NCII, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) warned.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Chilling effects and legal battles In the face of these threats, some media organizations, law firms and universities have chosen to comply with the Trump administration's demands.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Tensions reached a boiling point when Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Colombian exports after President Gustavo Petro refused to comply with U.S. demands to take deportees.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Given such a short window to comply, platforms will likely remove some content that may not be NCII, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) warned.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
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Columbia University acquiesced to the Trump administration’s demands, but so far its hundreds of millions of dollars in funding have yet to be restored.—
Ira Porter,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 Apr. 2025
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His request to keep Morales’ bond at $5 million was denied when Murphy acquiesced a request made by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Howard S. Stein to raise bail by $2.5 million now that Morales no longer has the presumption of innocence.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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The pressure to conform or compromise is real, but staying true to your principles creates a foundation for lasting trust and meaningful success.—
Aslak de Silva,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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There is a vast tide of Imperial functionaries, from soldiers to bureaucrats to technicians, all conforming to survive the predations of the Emperor’s whims.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2025
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Standing up to President Donald Trump and refusing to accede to unlawful conditions on federal funding is the right thing to do.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2025
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Trump has acceded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that Ukraine be locked out of NATO and Russia granted a sphere of influence.—
Mick Ryan,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2025
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Companies like Resource Royalty LLC have made these investments more accessible, particularly for those utilizing 1031 exchanges to defer taxes and diversify their portfolios.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The price tag of Black motherhood isn’t just about dollars and cents, but about dreams deferred and choices no one should have to make.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine has tried to bake security guarantees into the economic deal as the U.S. forges ahead with ceasefire talks with Russia, which has refused to consent to a U.S. proposal for a 30-day full ceasefire.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Just six months after San Diego Port commissioners consented to giving the developer of a Harbor Island hotel two more years to start construction, the agency is now contemplating offering millions of dollars in financial support as well.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In effect, New York claimed the right to dictate energy policy for all of New England, whether the citizens who actually reside in that region accepted and agreed with New York’s energy policies, or not.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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At what cost? The United States already has this type of agreement with the government of El Salvador, which notably has been accepting Venezuelan nationals and housing them in the country's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Click here to subscribe and get it in your inbox every Tuesday.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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