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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 Pope is the Pope, we owe him a certain amount of deference, but I don't think that Catholicism wants the obedience of cadavers. We are living, thinking persons," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 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

It reflects a deliberate choice to skew incentives toward obedience in the name of hierarchy, discipline, and civilian control, even at the expense of allowing some illegal orders to be carried out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Ever the soul of obedience, Tyrion rose to depart with the rest, but his father gave him a look.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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