disobey
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In the meantime, here’s one last, basic fact that appears to be misunderstood: The First Amendment doesn’t give journalists a right to disobey laws.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
He and his representatives are now threatening Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Iran and Greenland, with Venezuela serving as an object lesson of what may happen if a country dares to disobey his wishes.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026
“You can’t put on the screen that it’s right for a young girl to disobey her father,” Nava recalled Quintanilla saying.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
If that doesn’t work, your only remaining options are to follow your orders, resign, or disobey and make yourself a test case.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
Miss Mortimer spoke in that stern headmistress tone that no Swanburne girl had ever found the will to disobey.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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