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abet

verb as in assist, help in wrongdoing

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In ensuing centuries, the U.S. invaded Mexico and annexed half its territory, dispatched Marines to Nicaragua and Haiti and abetted coups from Chile to Brazil to Guatemala.

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Yu cited the language surrounding aiding and abetting immigration in the rule, which she described as similar to how the Justice Department talks about sanctuary cities.

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By allowing U.S. users to trade with these jurisdictions, the plea agreement says Binance abetted sanctions violations.

We’ve seen stem cell hype regurgitated by otherwise respectable news organizations, abetted by high-profile athletes attesting to miracle cures of their musculoskeletal ailments.

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American allies are equally victims of China’s mercantilism, and they don’t like how it’s menacing the neighborhood and abetting Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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