into line
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In some cases, though, cuts look more like efforts to correct for past overhiring, or simply to come into line with industry norms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Within a few months in office, Patel had fallen into line, telling Fox News that Epstein committed suicide and rejecting his former conspiracist audience’s belief that it was a murder.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Malcolm Offord, the party's leader in Scotland, said the tax system north of the border would be brought into line with the rest of the UK's before being cut.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
MPs are currently considering whether to tighten shotgun licensing laws to bring them into line with restrictions on rifles.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
He caught my right arm and pulled me into line beside him.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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