as in protest
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the condition of not having or doing something that is officially required
The town has increased the fine for noncompliance to $100.
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Recent Examples of noncompliance
Legal experts warn that government noncompliance threatens respect for the rule of law.
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Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Critics say the higher courts are excusing noncompliance In March, a federal appeals court ruled Sykes, the judge in California, had likely exceeded her authority in requiring bond hearings nationwide and blocked her February decision.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Instead, starting July 1, police alleging violations can put the noncompliance notice in the car or hand it to a robotaxi company representative.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
The report noted that Tracey repeatedly removed his mask, something nurses interpreted in the report as noncompliance, and reprimanded him.
—Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Critics say the higher courts are excusing noncompliance In March, a federal appeals court ruled Sykes, the judge in California, had likely exceeded her authority in requiring bond hearings nationwide and blocked her February decision.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Instead, starting July 1, police alleging violations can put the noncompliance notice in the car or hand it to a robotaxi company representative.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
The report noted that Tracey repeatedly removed his mask, something nurses interpreted in the report as noncompliance, and reprimanded him.
—Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncompliance
Noun
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The striped abstract paintings throughout the installation are based on polo shirts worn by Cuban state security agents who blend into crowds during protests, while gladiolus flowers reference the Ladies in White dissident movement.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Outside of the unrest on the streets, police have also been working to combat a flood of misinformation about the knife attack and protests circulating on social media sites that are being promoted by anti-immigrant groups and figures.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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This longer, more persistent form of CAR-T cell therapy can help prevent tumors from developing resistance against them.—
Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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Dems slow to embrace data center resistance McMillan Cottom suggested that no public officials on the right or the left have perfected their messaging to align with anti-data center sentiments.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The Catholic Church teaches that all other people are conceived with original sin as a result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden.—
Bridget Retzloff,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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There is zero tolerance for political disobedience.—
Daniel Drake,
The New York Review of Books,
16 May 2026
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The most reasonable objection to this view is that resilience returns are too diffuse to underwrite, that avoided losses do not show up in a project’s revenue line the way tolls or tariffs do.—
Ravi S. Bhalla,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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In reality, his rise happened despite the objections of many party insiders, not because of them.—
Matthew Shelter,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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