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abide by

verb as in adhere to

verb as in accept

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While Russia and the U.S. are still abiding by some arms-controls limits, such as the New Start treaty that expires in February, China, unconstrained by any commitments, is quietly but rapidly leaping ahead.

The group has said it would abide by a cease-fire the U.S. brokered last month between Israel and Hamas.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told the BBC on Friday that the flight cut mandate has not yet affected international travel due to international agreements that the US has to abide by.

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Big Tech is particularly sensitive to regulations in the Golden State because so many companies are headquartered there and must abide by its rules.

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As a "responsible nuclear-weapons state, China has always... upheld a self-defence nuclear strategy and abided by its commitment to suspend nuclear testing", spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference in Beijing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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