in line with

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: in agreement with

The new policy is in line with the plans that were discussed last year.

My thinking is in line with yours.

The red one is more in line with what I had in mind.

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The 26-year-old suspect was identified only as a foreign national who has been granted legal asylum, in line with Greece’s strict data protection laws, which generally prohibit authorities from naming criminal suspects without their consent. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 While vessel inspections are not compulsory, member states can request a secondary inspection of a vessel in line with specified criteria. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Still, his 2026 has been much closer to his old self, with positive defensive contributions and offensive stats more in line with his career averages. — Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 These anti-fascist singalongs slot into a more playful and irreverent tradition, one more in line with the snotty pop-punk and ska bands who railed against GOP war-mongering in the early 2000s. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in line with

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