align
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The alliance says the government “made the right call to better align fuel economy standards with the law and current market conditions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
People taking vitamin C showed changes in inflammatory signaling that align with better outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Disney is reportedly planning a restructuring of its TV operations to better align with the demands of streaming.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Performance-based compensation can offer a rational and effective means to define and align adviser and investor goals,” the SEC’s Atkins said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Just as she would never align a pine needle with the leaf of a cottonwood tree, she would never put the jars of tomatoes next to the green beans.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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The letter aligns with the Commission’s work and is a valuable contribution to a continuing debate over how to address economic risks and imbalances, a spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
For Samantha, she said what makes headlines rarely aligns with her own experience at Burning Man.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The issue for OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech giants is that no one seems to have cracked the so-called alignment problem - in other words, whether AI aligns with human values.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“What aligns them is a sense of disruption and optimism that they will be able to change the way politics are done in a way the other parties can’t.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
I watch as she aligns her two yellow pencils.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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It added that "Albanian legislation will have to be aligned with the EU" before the crucial Chapter 27 environmental elements of the accession talks, relating to waste management, water and air quality, "can be closed".
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
But the minutes merely said that most of the committee expected another hike before the end of the year, a framing aligned with key Fed officials who have downplayed an October hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Calkins’s thinking isn’t too different from that of Anthropic and OpenAI leaders, who’ve said they’re researching how they will make sure superintelligent AI models remain aligned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"There are a lot of factors at play but at a broader level, the problem is that the economic development of the region is not aligned to its ecological integrity," Singh said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In fact, she crossed one foot over the other and, looking down, aligned the toes of her shoes.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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The characters grapple with the difficulty of aligning their moral callings with the competitive nature of professional success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"What Egypt is seeking is strategic autonomy: not breaking with Washington, not aligning completely with Beijing, but creating enough room to pursue its own national interests," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
It is common practice for the state to consider aligning its tax code with the federal structure to make filing taxes easier and administering them more cheaply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
"We've been working since January, working hard, keeping my head down and aligning all my stars," Joshua said at Thursday's news conference in Jeddah.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Then I rebuilt the tower, smoothly aligning its walls to toughen it against future invasions.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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