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abstain

[ab-steyn] / æbˈsteɪn /


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Abstain: The science behind the dreaded red wine headache.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2023

“It wasn’t about Timothy,” the student behind the Abstain campaign told me.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2014

This of course doesn't mean that the traditional prevention approaches � Abstain, Be Faithful and Use condoms, � shouldn't still be a cornerstone of any responsible HIV-AIDS program.

From Time Magazine Archive

After that nothing but approving votes were heard until Siam's Assemblyman softly murmured "Abstain."

From Time Magazine Archive

Chrysippus taught an austere morality which may be summed up in these words: "Abstain and endure."

From Initiation into Literature by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.




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