adhere to
phrasal verb
adhered to; adhering to; adheres to
: to act in the way that is required by (something, such as a rule, belief, or promise)
They will adhere to the terms of the contract.
Certain standards must be adhered to by all members.
She adheres to a strict vegetarian diet.
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Regulatory Compliance Advisors must adhere to regulatory requirements and ensure that their recommendations are in the best interest of their clients.
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Rick Harbus, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Founded by televangelist Jerry Falwell Sr., the college has long adhered to evangelical beliefs.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Weighing the costs and benefits of U.S. leadership Vice President Harris would adhere to a more conventional foreign policy and leadership style, consulting both her aides and foreign allies, says Mr. Saunders.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
About 13,000 years ago, just as the Ice Age was receding, people across North America from Washington state to Texas and Florida — and now Michigan — adhered to a pretty strict tool manufacturing sequence to make Clovis points for several hundred years.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Rick Harbus, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Founded by televangelist Jerry Falwell Sr., the college has long adhered to evangelical beliefs.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Weighing the costs and benefits of U.S. leadership Vice President Harris would adhere to a more conventional foreign policy and leadership style, consulting both her aides and foreign allies, says Mr. Saunders.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
About 13,000 years ago, just as the Ice Age was receding, people across North America from Washington state to Texas and Florida — and now Michigan — adhered to a pretty strict tool manufacturing sequence to make Clovis points for several hundred years.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Adhere to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adhere%20to. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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