abide
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In a press conference, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun also urged diplomacy and called on the United States and Iran to abide by their ceasefire, after the failure of weekend peace talks in Pakistan.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 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
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
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
In fact, during the strikes I was often in the position of remonstrating with some of my more wayward colleagues who did not want to abide by our agreement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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