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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
Manitowoc also failed to comply with Clean Air Act labeling, bonding and reporting requirements.
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Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
The administration also didn’t trust that ByteDance would comply in good faith and didn’t think the U.S. could adequately monitor compliance.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
If Apple doesn’t comply then the EU may launch a formal investigation next year, and could be liable for fines up to 10 percent of its global annual sales.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
Companies also have to comply with the General Data Privacy Regulation, an EU law.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
The administration also didn’t trust that ByteDance would comply in good faith and didn’t think the U.S. could adequately monitor compliance.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
If Apple doesn’t comply then the EU may launch a formal investigation next year, and could be liable for fines up to 10 percent of its global annual sales.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
Companies also have to comply with the General Data Privacy Regulation, an EU law.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply
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Sitting Bull acquiesced, dressing and coming quietly out of his cabin.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024
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After a few minutes, Ahmed acquiesced and sold a few toy birds.Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Artists have always fretted about the pressure to conform, but the data-driven, music-as-content era feels different.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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When done correctly, the result should increasingly feel like working 1-1 with an instructor, but without the inconvenience of conforming to the instructor's schedule or competing for time and attention with other students.Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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What happened Brazil could allow X to resume operations this week after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk acceded to demands from Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes.Peter Weber, theweek, 23 Sep. 2024
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Lula’s administration may also consider acceding to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, a plan put in motion by his predecessors but derided in sectors of the Brazilian left.Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2023
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Federal officials would not provide details about the patient’s symptoms, deferring all inquiries to Louisiana’s Department of Public Health. Emails and calls to that agency went unanswered.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, this calculus depends on where households get their cash in order to defer the Social Security claiming age.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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As far back as 2006, discussions of a film were in the works with Cummings-Ramone consenting to potential production of the movie.Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tennessee will argue Wednesday that minors cannot adequately consent to receiving treatments like puberty blockers and hormones and its law prevents them from making rash medical decisions.Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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The ruling family accepted an offer for humanitarian asylum from Russian President Vladimir Putin.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
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The problem for many MAGA adherents, though, was accepting the very notion of immigrants telling them America needs more immigration to fill lucrative jobs in America.Zachary Basu, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
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Happy holidays and thanks as always for reading, subscribing and asking great questions, everyone.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2024
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To support more great storytelling, please subscribe here.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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