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comply

[kuhm-plahy] / kəmˈplaɪ /


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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said exporters will get an extra year to comply with incoming EU methane emission rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Under the UK's sweeping online safety rules, platforms including Meta must carry out and update risk assessments to comply with a range of duties, including to tackle illegal content.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It added: "We have guidance advising political parties on their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010. Like all duty-bearers, political parties must comply with the Act and take steps to avoid discrimination."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It also ends a credit trading program that allowed EV companies such as Tesla, Rivian and Lucid to sell credits to other manufacturers to help them comply with the standards, which brought them considerable revenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

So rare is it to encounter a young man willing to put aside his ego when in need of help, your spirits actually lift a bit as you push the button to comply.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

“The Los Angeles Unified School District complies with all applicable state and federal laws and will continue to do so.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The severe depletion of mackerel numbers has led to the fish losing its MSC certification, meaning it no longer complies with many retailers' sustainability policies.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

UC has disputed the federal findings at its campuses and said the university system complies with federal and state laws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It has previously said it complies with relevant regulations in the regions where it operates, has never engaged in any trade with Iran and that its suppliers have provided similar assurances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

“The act complies with the requirements of due process of law,” the decision read.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

When one executive noticed and ordered the flowers put back in a particular spot, Perea complied there, then made the same swap a little farther down the hillside, out of view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The British complied, resettling this colorful, undisciplined yet enormously well-informed KGB agent in the north of England under a new identity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

There was a solid two weeks when I complied with its whims.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

When a cyclist paused and waved us forward at a mini roundabout with his arm, the car complied.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Following a handwritten arrow at the bottom of the poster and the word over, Ignatius complied and looked at the other side of the poster, where Myrna had written something: Sirs: What is wrong, Ignatius?

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

After the U.S. placed chip-export controls on China in 2022, Nvidia designed less-powerful versions to access the market while complying with the rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Less than a week before the end of that 2012-13 financial year the club knew they were £9.9m short of complying with Uefa's financial rules.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The rules take effect as Beijing has beefed up its export control regime—including on items like rare-earth minerals—and enacted a network of laws to prevent individuals and businesses from complying with foreign sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The focus was on limiting the impact to voters while also complying.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

“He’s been disappointed so many times already, and he’s expecting to be disappointed again. If he’s not complying, you’ll call me?”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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