noncompliances

noun

plural of noncompliance
as in protests
formal 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 noncompliances In 2023, the government of Canada issued a recall for Alani Nu, citing noncompliances related to caffeine content and labeling issues. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
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  1. protests
  2. objections
  3. resistances
Noun
  • It is tasked both with combating enemies abroad and stamping out protests at home.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The move sparked weeks of protests from thousands of people across the country, criticizing the removal of the widely respected minister.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of protests
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  • Defense objections were rare, and the prosecution let witnesses be dismissed without redirect questioning after cross-examination.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The order also authorizes the Justice Department to challenge state vaccine regulations deemed insufficiently respectful of parental objections.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of objections
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  • Thornton’s latest work has the potential to reach more audiences precisely because of the Huckleberry Finn-like spirit of its Kid and Max saga, giving more folks the opportunity to learn about colonialist histories and indigenous resistances in the lands down under.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, in most analog AI schemes, the weights are stored in one of several types of nonvolatile memory as a conductance value (the resistances above).
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
Definition of resistances

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