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as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of comply
Guests who refuse to comply will be ejected and may be subject to arrest.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
Those that don’t comply are likely to face federal prosecution under his plan.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
But Motown’s legal head refused to comply, insisting that Motown had registered the name in August 1975.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
California Family Council Outreach Director Sophia Lorey revealed that more than 150 students have worn the T-shirts to school since the controversy started and alleged that students who refused to comply with the new dress code were forced to spend hours in the principal's office.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
Those that don’t comply are likely to face federal prosecution under his plan.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
But Motown’s legal head refused to comply, insisting that Motown had registered the name in August 1975.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
California Family Council Outreach Director Sophia Lorey revealed that more than 150 students have worn the T-shirts to school since the controversy started and alleged that students who refused to comply with the new dress code were forced to spend hours in the principal's office.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Worse, the Biden administration seems to have basically acquiesced to the current state of affairs in the Red Sea.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Netherlands eventually acquiesced, but Austria held out, provoking tensions with Romania’s government.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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As the rigid contours gradually conform to your foot shape, these shoes get more and more comfortable over time.Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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The representatives noted that the owner had full intentions to work with the city to conform to the community’s needs.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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In the days after the Oct. 7 attack, Biden fervently embraced Netanyahu and Israel, literally and figuratively, calculating that unvarnished American support for the Jewish state would result in a willingness to accede to some American demands.Dan De Luce, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Moscow cannot accede to Ukraine’s demand for reparations.Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
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While Shohei Ohtani's 10-year, $700 million deal from last winter is the standard, the present-day value is around $460 million since $680 million of it is deferred.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Now Soto may break another one if this particular bidding war gets past the $700 million total that Ohtani got, as much of that was deferred by the Dodgers in a brilliant way of gaming the system.Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Many of the girls taped for Girl Gone Wild were underage For years, girls were being taped for Girls Gone Wild who could not legally consent to explicit acts.Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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It's got senators thinking about their constitutional role to advise on and consent to the president's picks.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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If an insurer drops a provider from its network, patients may have to find a new clinician that accepts their insurance or pay up to tens of thousands of dollars a year out of pocket for the therapy.Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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For many who reached the highest rungs of Hollywood’s biggest companies, the most humbling thing to accept is the loss of the perks that come with working for a network or studio.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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While Autopilot comes as a standard option in all new Tesla vehicles, owners pay an up-front premium, or subscribe monthly to use FSD.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Get three posts generated free, then subscribe for daily content help.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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