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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

"We've got a good coach but we've got players who abdicate responsibility. We've said we're a good team for the last eight years and have nothing to show for it."

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

Both the Independent and The Telegraph gave the season two-star reviews, with the latter writing that "a once fine drama abdicates with a miserable whimper".

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023

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

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023

Better because it abdicates the throne of “is.”

From Slate ● May 14, 2019

It is often misled—sometimes, in superstitious fear, it abdicates.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll

A few months later, faced with military reversals and urban unrest, Nicholas abdicated the throne.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The plan is to invest in “everything our country has outsourced and abdicated over recent decades,” Combs says.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 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 ● Jan. 24, 2026

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

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

“You done abdicated my girl,” she howled, “but I’ll git her back. You watch!”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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 ● Apr. 4, 2026

“If that’s true, what would prohibit Congress from just abdicating all responsibility to regulate foreign commerce—for that matter, declare war—to the president?”

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 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 ● 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