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obedience

[oh-bee-dee-uhns] / oʊˈbi di əns /


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When he was a puppy, he attended obedience classes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The Guards Corps said in a statement it was "ready for complete obedience and self-sacrifice in carrying out the divine commands" of the younger Khamenei.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

This ambiguity leaves service members in a difficult position because under the Manual for Courts-Martial, all incentives point toward obedience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

In Nazi Germany, for instance, soldiers took a “holy oath” of “unconditional obedience to the Leader of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces.”

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

In obedience to them, in the silent heat she walked down Maycomb’s main thoroughfare, a highway leading to Montgomery.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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