conform

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"As telescopes and detection methods become more precise, we are strengthening our ability to find planetary systems that don't resemble our own and that don't conform to longstanding theories," he says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

But he says the problem is pervasive: “The number of people who don’t conform to the most elementary manners has grown, and they become aggressive if you ask them to change.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Then she herself became an icon: a beautiful, liberated, modern woman who refused to conform to outdated stereotypes.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

"The source of the issue has been identified, contained and all newly produced panels conform to all requirements."

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

McCandless didn’t conform particularly well to the bush-casualty stereotype.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer