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He also believes that new requirements to adhere to EU standards "is a challenge for anybody who is importing goods from the UK or anywhere else outside the EU".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Traditional industrial robots such as welders, palletizers or loaders are “deterministic,” meaning they adhere to a fixed set of rules and produce a constant result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
They had goals to meet and, consciously or not, they did not adhere to professional and personal decorum in order to achieve those goals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Outbound investment should adhere to the "overall national security concept", the regulations state, while aiming to "balance domestic and international considerations".
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
So although they wanted Vincent, Anna, Theo, and the younger siblings to adhere to their values, they did not want to close them off from the world.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Sable maintains it has fully repaired the pipelines and that the company adheres to stringent safety precautions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"However, Channel 4 ensures any version it transmits of acquired programmes adheres to the Ofcom Broadcasting Code."
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
But the main reason is that Gorsuch adheres to a specific philosophy in how to read the law, called textualism.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
Avast does claim it protects from DNS leaks and adheres to a no-logging policy, which are features of sorts.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
This church adheres to many of the strict practices also promoted by Orthodox Judaism and has somewhere around forty million followers, such as Rameel and Isadora Desta of Addis Ababa.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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The vice president adhered to Biden’s admonition that there be “no daylight” between the two of them as she campaigned for president after he withdrew from the race.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Some members haven’t always adhered to the group’s quotas, and have at times been critical of Saudi Arabia’s approach to market management—whereby it adjusts production to influence oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
“It’s never been used, it’s never been adhered to,” Trump said of the act.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
"It's never been used. It's never been adhered to."
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
They had seen the memoranda I had written to Botha and de Klerk, and knew that these documents adhered to ANC policy.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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That’s why farms emphasize safety rules for workers like wearing shoe covers and adhering to strict handwashing requirements.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
However researchers say there is not a process to evaluate whether schools are fully adhering to the mandate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
It means adhering scrupulously to the requirements of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 unless the Supreme Court decides that it is unconstitutional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
She has a quieter style, while adhering to his belief that you can’t lead without grassroots support.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Unconsciously Milton was adhering to the Greek custom of not shaving after a death in the family.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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