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Recent Examples of noncompliant
Billed as a first-of-its-kind in the nation type of effort, California legislators greenlit a bill that would require AI chatbots to ensure there are safeguards in place to protect those who use it — and to give families legal recourse against developers deemed to be noncompliant and negligent.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
And if access isn’t tightly controlled, agents can generate unpredictable or noncompliant outputs—quickly.
—Fletcher Keister, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The courts quashed the administration’s efforts to withhold funding from noncompliant jurisdictions as a violation of the Constitution’s Tenth Amendment and other provisions.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Special measures would be needed to deter noncompliance, including the right of parties to the agreement to suspend sanctions relief and other benefits to a noncompliant party.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Only Commissioner Juli Casale dissented, concerned about retaliation from the state if the city is deemed noncompliant.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncompliant
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Congress remains recalcitrant to gun reform even after the gruesome scenes at Parkland, Uvalde, and Sandy Hook.—
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With Iranian power and influence waning, and with the challenges of an ascendant China and a recalcitrant Russia necessarily dominating the American national security agenda, indifference may appear to be the most appealing option for Washington.—
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Kennedy Tolson is the sly queen of side-eye as the disobedient new housemaid Nancy.—
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These first two episodes also give us the first appearance of Uma Thurman’s character, Charley, who seems to be recruiting serial killers and taking out disobedient ones in the Tri-State area.—
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The Palestinian Authority president vowed to world leaders that Hamas would have no role in governing post-war Gaza, in a defiant United Nations speech Thursday.—
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In a similar way, a man who is defiant stiffens his neck, squares his shoulders, lowers his brows, and clenches his fists with his knuckles forward.—
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This is, by far, the most common TES approach in industry, with most companies using legacy technologies like refractory bricks and molten salt to store heat in insulated shipping containers.—
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This is due to a rare condition called refractory celiac disease, which requires specialized treatment.—
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All at once, Vance had made an obstreperous return to the center of the national stage—and so did the memes.—
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In some ways, Paul has been less obstreperous than them.—
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Sean Audy with the Will County sheriff’s office said the defendant also caused trouble at the Will County jail, including threatening a deputy, being insubordinate and uncooperative.—
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Respondents said those issues include violent, destructive or insubordinate behavior by the students.—
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Schauffele’s teammate, Patrick Cantlay, hit a wayward tee shot as well that left Schauffele in the rough.—
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Matthew stars in the film as as a wayward bus driver who rescues 22 schoolchildren, and the film brings Kay back onscreen 14 years after her cameo in the 2011 black comedy Bernie.—
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The Western world is experiencing something of a psychedelic renaissance, with an increasing amount of interest in drugs that decades ago were considered rebellious and dangerous to some groups but fun to others who used it while clubbing and attending raves.—
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Bob and Zoyd are both paranoid in the wake of their rebellious pasts.—
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“Noncompliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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