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abide

[uh-bahyd] / əˈbaɪd /






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Each hotel, or chain, will have its own security policy which staff should abide by.

From BBC ● 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

Siegmund insists that he won’t target German citizens or anyone residing in Germany legally and that his government would abide by all constitutional requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The long answer is that you must abide by the “deemed-filing rule.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

“I will abide by the test,” he said simply.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

She said the league abides by its contract but that the city hadn’t been fair with the league.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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

It said: "The Department abides by its legal requirements".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025

“We have read the scroll, and it is indeed an invitation. It seems that the Fairy Queen, at least, still abides by the laws of our treaty.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

"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

In an interview, he said abided by interscholastic rules, though he acknowledged some eyebrow-raising transfers on his watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

Bondi abided, and appointed a top federal prosecutor to pursue the investigation with “urgency and integrity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

In a statement to the BBC, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Musk "is selflessly serving President Trump's Administration as a special government employee, and he has abided by all applicable federal laws".

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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

After settling into their custom abode, Biles—who is listed on the deed alongside her mother, Nellie—put the property on the market for $1.2 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Speaking about her initial decision to sell the expansive 8,000-square-foot abode, Kris told The New York Times that she believes the time has come for another family to make their own memories within its walls.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Now that they have officially settled into their custom abode, Biles—who is listed on the deed alongside her mother, Nellie—has put the Spring home on the market for $1.2 million.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a 37-year-old man of no fixed abode had been arrested after a "boat that had an emergency responder on board" was damaged in the Channel.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“The infamous New Orleans abode belonging to the Devil’s daughter went up in flames earlier, in what Unremarkable officials think was a gas leak,” he says.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

That title is something of a metaphor, about connecting to a deep, abiding spirituality accessible to us all.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Regardless of what station they work for, reporters and pilots are constantly helping each other, abiding by unspoken rules to keep each other safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Throughout that time - and around 700 programmes - I have had the privilege of sharing my own abiding passion for gardens and gardening with an equally passionate, and often equally knowledgeable audience," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

In a response to questions for this article, Srinivasan wrote on X that the Instagram post was a hoax, and that “we respect Malaysia’s sovereignty and are abiding by all Malaysian law.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Being against the law, at least against its letter, she must be twice as law abiding as anyone else.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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