abdicate
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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 β 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 β Feb. 27, 2026
Yet sometimes miracles happen, and Senates don’t entirely abdicate their constitutional advice and consent roles.
From Slate β Oct. 4, 2025
She is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily abdicate in over 800 years.
From BBC β Jan. 14, 2024
“You should know that the king will soon abdicate his throne in favor of one of his children,” Madoc says, looking at all of us.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort.
From Slate β Jun. 27, 2025
It may serve his interests by distracting and deflecting but abdicates presidential responsibility.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 12, 2025
An eccentric Danish queen abdicates - will others follow?
From BBC β Jan. 14, 2024
There's a lot of speculation over who might take over in her stead as Lakshmi abdicates her throne.
From Salon β Jun. 10, 2023
My father has told me that when love takes possession of a human soul, reason abdicates her throne, and great aims become impossible.
From The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror by Griffith, George Chetwynd
Sheikh Hamad voluntarily abdicated for his son in 2013.
From BBC β Jul. 12, 2026
Executives say the looser rules will allow them to compete more in corners of lending they have largely abdicated because of the capital costs, like to riskier companies or private-equity firms striking deals.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 20, 2026
There is something quietly ironic about expecting municipal leaders to serve as democratic guardrails when we have collectively abdicated our own responsibility in even the simplest level of civic participation.
From Salon β Jan. 24, 2026
Juan Carlos abdicated later in 2014, handing the throne to Felipe.
From Barron's β Nov. 5, 2025
Father told me he has been expecting this to happen ever since June, when Ismail Pasha, the khedive of Egypt, abdicated the throne and his son Mehmet Tewfik Pasha became the new khedive.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
“Do I recommend not getting involved? Yes,” she added, abdicating all responsibility for the safety of the neighborhood.
From Slate β Jul. 27, 2026
It is “unfair to say the court is abdicating its authority,” said the ex-prosecutor, who also requested anonymity to speak candidly about the district’s judges.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 4, 2026
Critics suggest police are abdicating decision-making about women's safety to an algorithm.
From BBC β Apr. 19, 2025
"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 β Apr. 3, 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
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