abide
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Burnham, who replaced Starmer as Labour Party leader and prime minister earlier this month, has vowed to abide by all the party's 2024 election manifesto commitments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The company said earlier it would abide by an order from Mayor Bass to remove the waste within 45 days and has weeks to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The ban will officially come in from 00:01 BST on Saturday, but SEW has asked its customers to abide by the restrictions immediately.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
One place he will have to abide by a formal dress code is in the House of Commons.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The friar apologizes: “In short, his mathematical experiments have distracted him so much from painting that he cannot abide the paintbrush.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
She wrote to Burnham: "The Conservatives are happy to work with you and other parties on reforming social care. But we will only support a solution that abides by two core principles."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Nobody’s perfect, and the longer a piece of art abides, the more likely it is that it’ll start to suck.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
A federal monitor will be installed to ensure Live Nation abides by these terms over the next eight years.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
UnitedHealth said Hemsley abides by all of its disclosure and conflict-of-interest policies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Does it despise us scythes, but abides us because it has to?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
"For years, Europeans aided and abided flagrant ethical flaws in the international football federation," said Bruen, head of the Global Situation Room strategic communications firm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
It requires those submitting trophy kills to sign an affidavit swearing they have abided by club technology and other restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
In response, the military said it was surprised by the accusation it was behind the attack, adding that it abided by "international norms and laws".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
The former Spanish colony was annexed by the U.S. in 1898 and has abided by the U.S.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
And so Grief and Shame abided in adjoining rooms with the door shut between them, holding their pain in their arms instead of each other.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Their California property—a four-bedroom, four-bathroom mock Tudor abode in Pacific Palisades—was purchased by the duo for $2.55 million in 1990.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The couple purchased the historical abode in Sonning Eye, England, in 2014 for a reported $14 million, just a few days before the two tied the knot.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Upon entering the abode, guests are greeted with a charming living area with a cozy fireplace and large windows.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was widely reported at the time that the Van Der Beeks owned the Beverly Hills abode, which is now worth around $4 million, according to estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Now with the threat of Cluny upon Redwall, the two old friends assessed the beauteous bounty of their lifelong abode.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
In the abiding spirit of the Americans who believed in and built that promise, this year’s series on how to think about constitutional meaning is limited only by what you, the people, can imagine.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Instead of abiding by existing trading hours for traditional derivatives exchanges, perpetual contracts trade 24 hours, seven days a week, with cash settlement occurring at regular intervals.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Today we celebrate the greatest story ever told, the foundation of our faith, and the abiding hope of all mankind,” read the opening sentence of the Easter email.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
Soon after, he promised to himself that even if he were to fail, he wanted to do so abiding by his own principles.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
In the latter case the settlements caused deep and abiding resentment.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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