abide
Example Sentences
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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
If she wishes to continue to receive your financial support, it makes sense that she should abide by your rules.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
In Tuesday's ruling, the judge laid down strict rules by which Bolsonaro must abide while he is serving his sentence at home.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The Geneva Conventions’ protocols made such acts illegal, but as we’re discovering with alarming frequency and force these days, laws are only as effective as our willingness to abide by them.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
She would abide by this commandment from her father herself, and make him do it too.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.