align
verb (used with object)
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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“We are extremely supportive of the whole mass of cities, states and territories who have been aligning themselves with the Paris agreement,” he said.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2017