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"And I'm not going to aid and abet them in their efforts to do that."

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025

Mexico’s complaint alleged that the named firearms manufacturers and the named distributor aid and abet rogue dealers in the U.S. who illegally sell firearms to straw purchasers.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025

She was one of many party members prosecuted “under the notorious Smith Act,” the marker said, which forbade attempts to advocate, abet or teach the violent destruction of the U.S. government.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

In June, the governor signed legislation to give local agencies clearer authority to fine landlords, suppliers and others who abet illegal operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

Oh yes, there were plenty to aid and abet him; even he could not have held a horse race without someone to race against.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Ms. Shorr emphasizes a social asymmetry that abets Martin’s lies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Conflict avoidance, and the way digital media abets it, is a recurring theme here, but “Zoomers” is no satirical work of social horror.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

It not only cuts methane emissions but returns nutrients to the soil, allows the ground to hold precious moisture and abets the “sinking” of Earth-warming carbon dioxide into the soil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

It’s hard to say if there’s a strong correlation between fake license plates and bad driving, though the former clearly abets the latter.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2023

‘Ma abets him. And Ma says it’s not suitable for grown women like Madge and Dorcas to be carrying buckets through the streets. So I’m the one.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

“Shard I,” for example, is an uptempo work from Messrs. Moran and Gilmore that is soon abetted by tape loops and refractions of their playing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The California-based computer networking giant rejects the accusations that it "aided and abetted" human rights abuses against members of the Falun Gong, which has been banned in China since 1999.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Thomas is still untangling the frightening mirage that was the past four months of his life, but he says his most dangerous delusions were abetted by the most sycophantic version of ChatGPT: GPT-4.

From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025

Compton was seized with a vision of Lawrence supplanting his own authority by the sheer exercise of will, abetted by geography.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

These companies might be working on their own assistants, and a Siri integration could be seen as aiding and abetting the competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Ballmer and other defendants are accused of fraud and aiding and abetting fraud, with the plaintiffs seeking at least $50 million in damages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

But at the same time he’s abetting the union campaign by parroting their arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

But in five charges, including four related to aiding and abetting, the jury found she had done the acts.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The man who could not be discourteous to a ground- squirrel had sat in the courthouse abetting the cause of grubby-minded little men.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee