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as in to acquiesce
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Advertisement Discounted or free lodging The Hotel Assn. of Los Angeles has complied a list of hotels in the Los Angeles area that have room available and are offering special rates for fire victims.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The panic buttons are the district’s latest effort to comply with Alyssa’s Law, which the state Legislature passed in 2020.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
None of the firms was paid, none of the designs is completely worked out, none of these projects will be built as designed, none is going through the city’s public-approvals process, and none fully complies with the current building code.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
His employment contract requires him to comply with NCAA rules.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The panic buttons are the district’s latest effort to comply with Alyssa’s Law, which the state Legislature passed in 2020.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
None of the firms was paid, none of the designs is completely worked out, none of these projects will be built as designed, none is going through the city’s public-approvals process, and none fully complies with the current building code.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
His employment contract requires him to comply with NCAA rules.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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As a result, rather than acquiescing and acquiring their couture from U.S. merchants as McKinley and his supporters hoped, the wealthy women took a stand.Einav Rabinovitch-Fox / Made by History, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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The coups failed, but when the military demanded harsher counterinsurgency measures and impunity for its Marcos-era abuses, the Aquino government acquiesced.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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For example, a partner feeling pressured to conform to rigid roles (such as being the sole provider or primary caretaker) might experience frustration or resentment that spills over into the relationship.Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Djokovic is no stranger to a kind draw, and his first couple of matches conform to that pattern.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Between 2009 and 2013, only 16 to 19 percent of the population wanted Ukraine to accede to NATO.Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kerl will be in Sydney on Tuesday to try to meet the 75-year-old British sovereign again during his first tour to a Commonwealth realm since acceding the throne.Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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Carolina signed Seth Jarvis and Jacob Slavin to extensions during the offseason that included payments deferred until 2032 and ’33 respectively.Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Plan carefully to see if this is your first RMD, as deferring until April 1 of the following year may result in two withdrawals in one year, which can increase your taxable income.Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Unless Moscow legally consents that the funds be used for that purpose, key European states will continue to object to spending them for fear of setting a dangerous precedent.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Advocates question if children can meaningfully consent to appearing in the content and point to the lack of regulation for child influencers (only three states have laws related to child influencers).Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Research suggests that validation helps people feel understood and accepted, and can even defuse intense emotions.Angela Haupt, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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For example, an iPhone user may be asked to reply yes (Y) or no (N) to accept a delivery.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The airline offers its original shows in-flight and free reward points to its loyalty members who subscribe.Kerry Flynn, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Thank you for subscribing and supporting our journalism.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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