Example Sentences

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Instead of going through the usual approval process, residents using federal emergency funds to rebuild would need to self-certify to federal authorities that they have complied with local health and safety standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

"We await with extreme calm the Court of Auditors' findings, to which we are confident we can respond point by point, because we have complied with the requirements," Salvini told reporters.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

The company also said that India’s purchases of Russian oil have complied with a price-cap policy developed by the U.S. and Europe to moderate oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025

I was expecting him to show me all of that and that would have de-escalated the whole situation and I would have complied.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

Even if Ann had been there, she would not have complied; it simply wasn’t her way.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson