- present participle of obey.
obeying
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Mohamed says the most important thing is to follow Japan's rules, including sorting refuse properly, obeying parking laws, and wearing helmets when riding your bicycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It reenacts the Prophet Abraham's stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is said to have tried to dissuade him from obeying God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
However, the Defense Department’s Law of War Manual highlights the particular crime of obeying orders that are “clearly illegal” or that “the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal.”
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025
Binance set up Binance.US in 2019 as a bare-bones American platform obeying U.S. rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
“I’m obeying the dress code,” I say, my voice wobbly.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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