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"However, after a thorough review, we decided not to pursue the project further, as we cannot, in accordance with our values, provide a platform for the artist in question within this context."
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
“Passage in accordance with international law. No challenge is intended to you, and I intend to abide by rules of our government’s cease-fire,” the U.S. ship responded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Generally it refers to undertaking an action in accordance with certain principles or values decided by an individual.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
While Goldberg said Broadcom’s business “is still in very good shape,” he wondered if the company and other chip makers in the AI ecosystem can scale all their deployments in accordance with previously disclosed timetables.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
The regent was acting in accordance with Thembu law and custom, and his own motives could not be maligned: he wanted us to be settled during his lifetime.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing accordance
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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And Then There Were None
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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