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

"Students were rebelling, but with hope and celebration, not anger. The film was about people finding joy in being themselves and saying we don't want to conform," says Krishen in the same interview.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Such forces will remain in place and be turned against anyone who does not submit and conform.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Before the end of World War II, when Emperor Hirohito finally told the Japanese people that he was not of divine descent, Japanese archaeologists and historians had to make their interpretations conform to this account.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond