as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
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This is yet another example of proponents of the slaughterhouse ban misunderstanding or misrepresenting standard, legally compliant parts of the slaughter process in an attempt to shock voters and influence an election.
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
About the same time, Soviet tanks were ordered into Hungary to crush an uprising against communist rule and install a regime compliant to Moscow.
—W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
The acquisition of PBMs and other entities could be seen as an effort to shift overall corporate profitability to non-insurance arms of the parent company in order to remain compliant with MLR restrictions.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
This automation ensures that cloud environments remain compliant with organizational policies and free from costly inefficiencies that typically arise from cloud sprawl.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
About the same time, Soviet tanks were ordered into Hungary to crush an uprising against communist rule and install a regime compliant to Moscow.
—W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
The acquisition of PBMs and other entities could be seen as an effort to shift overall corporate profitability to non-insurance arms of the parent company in order to remain compliant with MLR restrictions.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
This automation ensures that cloud environments remain compliant with organizational policies and free from costly inefficiencies that typically arise from cloud sprawl.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Compliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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