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adhere to rules



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Bostic faced scrutiny three years ago after he disclosed he had failed to adhere to rules governing senior officials’ personal-financial transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

Experts say this is unfair as gig workers aren't given a share of the profits but are expected to adhere to rules laid down by the platform.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2023

The U.S. mandates observers to work onboard fishing boats to collect data and make sure fishermen adhere to rules and quotas.

From Seattle Times Jan. 20, 2023

Many hospitals have instituted vaccine requirements to adhere to rules in states like New York or California, or independently for public health reasons.

From Washington Post Dec. 14, 2021

Why then should we rigidly adhere to rules repugnant to the genius of our language, if they can be modified so as to adapt the sonorous Hexameter to the structure of our mother-tongue?

From Legends of the Northwest by Gordon, Hanford Lennox




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