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 results were weaker than estimates of a 30% revenue decline, although broadly in line with buy-side expectations, according to Jefferies. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026 The larger proportions are more in line with those of the shoe in its earlier lifespan, a detail that hadn’t gone unnoticed among Air Max fanatics over the years. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Treating GLP-1s as a long-term therapy is in line with the emerging view of obesity as a whole. — Adam Gilden, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Those moves are in line with what lawmakers are hearing from voters. — Annie Karni, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in line with

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