abide
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Antonelli drew a contrast between a pre-race conversation about the rules they had to abide by while racing with each other and what happened on track.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
In other words, it’s up to the House and Senate to acknowledge and abide by the will of voters as expressed in the election returns.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
I would have to pay someone—pay someone!—to cart my stuff to the town dump, an insult-on-top-of-injury that I just couldn’t abide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
While most tech companies have pledged to abide by Australian laws, they have warned that the heavy-handed move could simply push teens to darker, less-regulated corners of the internet.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
As you know, I’m quite the jealous type, and I can’t abide her behavior.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing abide
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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