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obey

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"The threat is now home-grown and a lot younger. It feeds on friendships and social networks of the like-minded, without there ever necessarily being people having to give and obey orders," he said.

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A spokesperson said Waymo’s vehicles will obey speed limits and be capable of keeping up with traffic.

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But these ravers have driven all the way out here as a rejection of conformity — so why obey now?

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It DE decides a school is not obeying the guidance it can be named and shamed.

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“I want you to f— look at the person next to you right now, and I want you to tell them that you f— love them,” he instructs the crowd, which happily obeys his order.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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