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“It is not enough to invoke ethics in the abstract; robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users and a political system that does not abdicate its responsibility are required,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

In 2006, when a popular uprising forced the king to abdicate, Thapa was already a prominent figure in the pro-democracy movement and had been jailed several times for his role in street protests.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Yet sometimes miracles happen, and Senates don’t entirely abdicate their constitutional advice and consent roles.

From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2025

"I abdicate my throne in favour of my son on the understanding that no further inquiry into my alleged connection with the Malabar Hill Tragedy will be made," he wrote to the British government.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025

By March 1917, Czar Nicholas II had been forced to abdicate the throne.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

It may serve his interests by distracting and deflecting but abdicates presidential responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

There's a lot of speculation over who might take over in her stead as Lakshmi abdicates her throne.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023

Japan's Emperor Akihito formally abdicates the throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo today.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2019

Where a judge abdicates this role, overaggressive lawyers can take unfair advantage of their adversaries, and I have occasionally seen this happen in some state courts, although almost never in federal court.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017

In the older drama, Leir abdicates because, having become a widower, he thinks only of saving his soul.

From Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare by V. G. (Vladimir Grigorevich) Chertkov

This was where she abdicated the throne in favour of her baby son, James VI.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

Congress has abdicated many roles to the executive branch, but the Senate continues to guard closely its constitutional power of advise and consent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

In the video, Juan Carlos also urged Spain to support his son Felipe VI, in whose favour he abdicated in 2014, "in this difficult task of uniting all Spaniards".

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

Ayad Akhtar’s “McNeal,” which had its premiere last year at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater in a production starring Robert Downey Jr., failed precisely because it abdicated this responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

“After he abdicated and became quite old, he returned to the palace with the Paper and a strange story.”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

“Do I recommend not getting involved? Yes,” she added, abdicating all responsibility for the safety of the neighborhood.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Despite his advancing age and ill-health, King Harald has openly ruled out abdicating.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024

"She is abdicating her duty, and this is something that she needs to decide, not a jury. It's a question of law, not a question of fact."

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2024

Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V, who has been hospitalized several times in recent months, has not indicated he’s considering abdicating in favor of his son, Crown Prince Haakon.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

He wanted to lie down in this redolent field, curl up in the green womb in the dazzling aura of these mountains, growing warm and drowsy under the sun, abdicating all responsibilities—and sleep.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols