into line
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Waiters routinely break into line dancing at some point during their shifts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The move brings rules for UK and Canada passport holders into line with 50 other countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Australia and Japan.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Instead, she fell into line, with some believing that if she had called for the PM to go it would have torn apart the fractious group Morgan leads in Cardiff Bay.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
The reboot comes after more than a decade of work to bring the reactor into line with tougher regulations for nuclear power plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Barksdale’s Brigade, Mississippians, was passing him, moving into line.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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