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Recent Examples of noncompliant
And if access isn’t tightly controlled, agents can generate unpredictable or noncompliant outputs—quickly.
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Fletcher Keister, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The courts quashed the administration’s efforts to withhold funding from noncompliant jurisdictions as a violation of the Constitution’s Tenth Amendment and other provisions.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Special measures would be needed to deter noncompliance, including the right of parties to the agreement to suspend sanctions relief and other benefits to a noncompliant party.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Only Commissioner Juli Casale dissented, concerned about retaliation from the state if the city is deemed noncompliant.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Fletcher Keister, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The courts quashed the administration’s efforts to withhold funding from noncompliant jurisdictions as a violation of the Constitution’s Tenth Amendment and other provisions.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Special measures would be needed to deter noncompliance, including the right of parties to the agreement to suspend sanctions relief and other benefits to a noncompliant party.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Only Commissioner Juli Casale dissented, concerned about retaliation from the state if the city is deemed noncompliant.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncompliant
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With Iranian power and influence waning, and with the challenges of an ascendant China and a recalcitrant Russia necessarily dominating the American national security agenda, indifference may appear to be the most appealing option for Washington.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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In that case, the Saudis would bring greater pressure to be on their recalcitrant partners.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Kennedy Tolson is the sly queen of side-eye as the disobedient new housemaid Nancy.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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These first two episodes also give us the first appearance of Uma Thurman’s character, Charley, who seems to be recruiting serial killers and taking out disobedient ones in the Tri-State area.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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But to Hollywood, Pusser’s defiant story was irresistible.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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A day earlier, at his pre-match news conference, Pochettino sounded defensive and defiant.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is, by far, the most common TES approach in industry, with most companies using legacy technologies like refractory bricks and molten salt to store heat in insulated shipping containers.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This is due to a rare condition called refractory celiac disease, which requires specialized treatment.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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All at once, Vance had made an obstreperous return to the center of the national stage—and so did the memes.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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In some ways, Paul has been less obstreperous than them.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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Sean Audy with the Will County sheriff’s office said the defendant also caused trouble at the Will County jail, including threatening a deputy, being insubordinate and uncooperative.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Respondents said those issues include violent, destructive or insubordinate behavior by the students.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Major General Pavel Muraveiko, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces in Belarus, said in a statement on Telegram that Belarus had also destroyed wayward drones over its territory.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Romania, meanwhile, has tried to right the ship after several wayward years of mismanagement at the Romanian Film Center, and a pile of unpaid debts from its cash rebate program that the government is finally close to settling in full.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The third book in the Luna Sisters series follows the journey to love for the youngest and most rebellious Luna sister, Gabriela.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (McGraw) is now 14, a rebellious teenager living under Gemma’s overprotective rules.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Noncompliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliant. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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