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according to

preposition

in agreement or accord with:
according to his judgment.
consistent with; in conformity with:
to be paid according to one's experience.
on the authority of; as stated or reported by:
According to her, they have gone.
in proportion to:
He'll be charged according to his ability to pay.
contingent on:
According to the number of winners, the judges will award duplicate prizes.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of according to¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English

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Alijah Arenas, a top USC recruit and Chatsworth High basketball star, awoke from his coma after a serious Cybertruck crash early Thursday morning and has “shown significant signs of progress,” according to a statement from his family shared with The Times.

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Located about 2½ miles west of the Kings’ home arena, the center offers 47 programs attended by about 1,500 people each week, according to public relations manager Gloria Y. Kim.

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He was talking about the hundreds of Venezuelan men expelled from the country without due process and sent to a prison in El Salvador, where, according to the administration, they should remain until they die.

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In President Donald Trump's first term, Massachusetts State District Court Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph and a court officer were indicted in 2019 on charges that they had prevented an ICE officer from arresting a man by letting him out of a back door rather than into the lobby, according to The New York Times.

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US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin had "constructive" talks in Moscow on Friday lasting three hours, according to an aide of Putin's.

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accordingly according to all accounts

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