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Bianco, however, did not adhere to the attorney general’s request and went ahead with the ballot seizures.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Stories about recessions frequently adhere to a boom-to-bust narrative arc.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The former philosophy and sociology teacher at Kensington Park School was found to have failed to adhere to the school's child protection and safeguarding policy.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Mullin also vowed to adhere to a longstanding policy requiring ICE officers to have a warrant signed by a judge before entering homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
I would have preferred to sit in the front seat, but Alyssa’s brother called it, and if we don’t adhere to the convention of calling shotgun, what rule of law is left to us?
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing adhere
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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