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comport

[kuhm-pawrt, -pohrt] / kəmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /




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McConnell, an appointee of Democratic president Barack Obama, said it was not his role to rule on "the wisdom of the government's policy choices" but to determine whether they "comport with the law."

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Reed next tried to convince federal courts that construing the statute that way did not comport with the fundamental fairness required by the 14th Amendment’s due process clause.

From Slate Mar. 27, 2026

Food makers have long tweaked their recipes and rolled out new products to comport with changing government regulations and consumer preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

The Supreme Court in its opinion said, " The lower courts shall move expeditiously to ensure that, with respect to each plaintiff, the injunctions comport with this rule and otherwise comply with principles of equity."

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

It wouldn’t help Lavender, he knew that, but from this point on he would comport himself as an officer.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

First, they found a 4% decline in employment of undocumented workers, which comports with employer reports that raids have prompted immigrant workers to stop showing up.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

In the same case, the federal government has argued that the agreement comports with federal law, which it said “generally restricts the IRS from disclosing any tax return information” but provides for certain exceptions.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2025

The way Harris comports herself is not just relatable, it's human.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2024

That comports with a government report earlier this week showing that U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March of 2021.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2023

She nods; what I’ve just said, for whatever reason, comports with what she knows of her son.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Reiner was a unique blend of ace entertainer and director, playing to a personality type that comported with who he was when he wasn’t in front of or behind a camera.

From Salon Dec. 21, 2025

None has been compelled to testify in civil or criminal court — or even explain in public what happened, why the officers opened fire, and how their decisions comported, or did not, with department procedures.

From Washington Post Apr. 25, 2023

Professor Davison discovered, however, that the equation was a misprint and that what Orwell originally wrote was “2 + 2 = 5,” which comported with Big Brother’s Newspeak.

From New York Times Sep. 15, 2022

I asked those companies for comment on how those donations comported with their stated commitments to voting and healthcare rights.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2022

Old Abraham, who was not old at all but who had comported himself in the manner of an elderly misanthrope since he first learned to sit up.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Scott and Goba did a fine job of pushing back at the most ridiculous lies, generally comporting themselves and the profession.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2024

“And it is the biggest dilemma for me in terms of comporting my religious and cultural views with my political responsibility.”

From New York Times Aug. 7, 2022

“I’m a practicing Catholic, and it is the biggest dilemma for me in terms of comporting my religious and cultural views with my political responsibility,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in April 2007.

From Washington Post May 3, 2022

So it is like, “Well, are you a court? Because this sounds a lot like a court but you’re not exactly comporting yourself as a court.”

From The Verge May 11, 2021

Indeed, such wings may add to its dignity, and consequence, as comporting with the standing and influence which its occupant may hold in the community wherein he resides.

From Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings by Lewis Falley Allen




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