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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
Deregulation can lower the cost of complying with environmental and other government rules and speed the construction of homes, factories and other supplies.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
The document, obtained by CNN, emphasizes the administration's commitment to enforcing immigration laws and targets jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal immigration requests.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The victim complied for a total loss of about $42,000.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Important here: Producers could comply by not selling into California.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
The document, obtained by CNN, emphasizes the administration's commitment to enforcing immigration laws and targets jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal immigration requests.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The victim complied for a total loss of about $42,000.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Important here: Producers could comply by not selling into California.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
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Read More: Donald Trump’s Disruption Is Back To critics, Trump’s nominations reflect another impulse: to install obedient, often inexperienced, acolytes who will acquiesce to his demands to turn the government into an instrument for his own self-interest.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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Now, the move seems to be to fall into line — or, at the very least, to just shut up and acquiesce to MAGA inevitability.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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Unstructured Data Challenges: Conversational data does not conform to rigid schemas.—
Mandar Khoje,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Within-group pressures also create stronger feelings of belonging among those who conform to the group’s internal norms, such as which political positions to support.—
Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2025
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In Florida, state regulators acceded to all the deregulation demands of the insurance industry, and still insurers have been moving out of the state as damage from hurricanes and coastal flooding rise.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
18 Jan. 2025
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But the government has claimed in court filings that the app has acceded to Beijing’s demands to censor content outside China.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The total amount that could be deferred on a homestead is $10,000, according to the bill, which is also authored by committee chairman Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, and Sen. Brian Buchanan, R-Lebanon.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Friday on Twitter/X that Scott's contract calls for nearly half ($5.25 million) of his $11 million salary each of the next two seasons to be deferred.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges customers were not clearly informed their data was being collected and did not consent to the practice.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Utah’s Social Media Regulation Act added a requirement that parents consent before children can set up an account.—
Cal Newport,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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That gets answered easily, because there is always a Producer – the same person who should be accepting the Oscar for Best Picture should the movie win that accolade.—
Cathy Schulman,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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Overwhelmed by the futility of purchasing a home in South Pasadena, where Alexis’ family had been a longtime part of the community, the couple accepted.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Subscribers benefit from a 15% discount, while first-time buyers enjoy a 20% discount by subscribing.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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For more on The Hunger Games, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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