abide
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Renner added that “any employee who does not abide by our code of conduct, or who is found to be participating in unethical or illegal activity, can no longer be employed by our statewide organization.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Ahead of the talks, a senior member of the organisation told the Associated Press that it would not abide by any settlement agreed upon in Washington.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“Passage in accordance with international law. No challenge is intended to you, and I intend to abide by rules of our government’s cease-fire,” the U.S. ship responded.
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
Olanna laughed and then felt as if she were following a script, as if Odenigbo’s excitement would abide nothing but more excitement.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing abide
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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