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obey

[oh-bey] / oʊˈbeɪ /


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Kids don’t know that, but they vibe with Dali anyway because he keys into their suspicion that the world doesn’t really obey the rules.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

When the next president swears an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” he undertakes both to obey the Constitution and to remove threats to it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Instead of assuming a detailed theory from the start, scientists begin with a few broad principles they believe nature must obey and then determine what laws naturally emerge.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

One of the great strengths of American democracy is that the country’s military is nonpartisan, a trait that ensures officers and service members alike obey the Constitution and serve civilian authority.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

That meant a vigorous federal government with sufficient powers to coerce the citizenry to pay taxes and obey the laws.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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