be loyal

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“A lawyer must be loyal to his or her client. This means that a lawyer cannot represent two clients who are on opposite sides in the same or related lawsuits.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

He could be loyal but unable to bring his colleagues along, as Jimmy Carter discovered with G. William Miller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

“That supply-side focus of his has been a part of his intellectual foundation as an economist. This makes it possible for him to both be loyal to the president and be an independent chair.”

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

Results dictate, despite executive chairman Jeff Shi's willingness to be loyal, and they are now cut adrift at the foot of the table with little to suggest there would be a dramatic upturn in form.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

“Do you really think I can be a mother of sons? Don’t you think they’ll be loyal to her, since she gave birth to them?”

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston