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Standard time, the group argues, better jives with the movement of the sun and the circadian rhythm, or body clock, of human beings.

From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2023

By checking in on irrigation systems and soil wetness, especially during the early transplant/growing days, you'll work out a routine that jives for your specific plan.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022

“There is a rapaciousness in the air, bordering on the obscene, as the city contorts, bends, shucks and jives to become whatever version of itself will bring about the largest turn of profit,” she wrote.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020

My version is perfectly suited for families and jives with the sheet-pan cooking method popular today.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2019

So now my jives are off: pray Heaven he be here!

From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant by Beaumont, Francis