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abide by

VERB
adhere to
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"They have lost twice in the high court, twice in the court of appeal - how many times do we need to beat them before they will abide by the law?"

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

McKinsey’s Kelkar called it “impossible” to abide by the FCC’s restrictions without onshoring actuator manufacturing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“State and local peace officers already must abide by specific standards and rules, including ones that apply to their personal conduct,” Newsom wrote in the veto letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, Deere says it won’t share any JD data with other parties without farmers’ permission and is requiring its dealers to abide by the same requirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Failure to abide by this one rule would nullify his victory; and Eurydice would be lost forever.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson


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