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The new Americans took an oath of allegiance promising to, among other things, obey and defend the US Constitution.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Because visitors and immigrants must obey U.S. laws, the court found that they are subject to its jurisdiction.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

He figures that if they have to exist, they ought to obey him.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Telling people to finish school, take care of their children and obey the law is excellent advice, but he argued that more is needed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

But Handsome was a friend, and Duane knew that Handsome preferred, as he put it, to obey the rules and etiquette of society in regard to the decorum of social gatherings both big and small.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

In other words, the deal appears to strike a balance that will ensure the university obeys the law without coercive overreach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

He added that he "obeys the government and will pay it" as he didn't know the repayment was not legally required.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025

Min-sung obeys Young-tak to ensure access to resources, but at home Myung-hwa can’t hide her disappointment in him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

Quantum mechanics background: All the matter in the universe obeys the laws of quantum theory, but we only really observe quantum behaviour at the scale of atoms and molecules.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023

“Ooo—let’s see if she obeys this time,” Emma whispered in his ear.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The broader biographical facts are obeyed, but “Amadeus” is fundamentally ahistorical, and sometimes implausible: It is to be trusted only as television.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Six merchant vessels obeyed direction from U.S. forces to reverse course and re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman, Centcom said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

When calculating probabilities with Bayes' rule, the principle of minimum change is obeyed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025

Indeed, the characteristic feature of a country ruled by law is the shared understanding that court orders will be obeyed without the necessity of employing force or other modes of coercion.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2025

She said it was bad and Nathan obeyed for her sake.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Pasha said he was instructed to film and send proof to the authorities that the school was obeying the new curriculum.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

However, the Defense Department’s Law of War Manual highlights the particular crime of obeying orders that are “clearly illegal” or that “the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal.”

From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025

Binance set up Binance.US in 2019 as a bare-bones American platform obeying U.S. rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Increasingly, U.S. companies are worried that by obeying U.S. laws, they could run afoul of Chinese rules.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

Magically I was on the Hoboken ferry and then ashore, far downtown with the daily panic rush of commuters leaping and running and dodging in front, obeying no signals.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck