abstain
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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
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After that nothing but approving votes were heard until Siam's Assemblyman softly murmured "Abstain."
From Time Magazine Archive
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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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