abiding
Example Sentences
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What Mr. Smith calls “the hard and abiding work” is “to listen to everything, including—especially—everything in you that you would rather ignore.”
Yoshizawa and Yokohama bring abiding tenderness to their characters’ friendship while refusing to allow either protagonist to be reduced to a simple set of qualities.
From Los Angeles Times
The treaty isn’t legally in force because not enough nations have ratified it, but major powers including China, Russia and the U.S. say they are abiding by its terms.
"It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role," she wrote.
From BBC
Credits can be earned for things such as completing rehabilitative or educational programs, abiding by the rules or completing wildfire firefighting work.
From Los Angeles Times
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