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abide

[uh-bahyd] / əˈbaɪd /






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The judge last month rejected the argument that because Inglewood is a charter city, one that operates under its own constitution, it should abide by the original development agreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

If she persists, you may wish to make it clear that being single and without children does not mean that you have to abide by other people’s wishes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

DUP assembly member Jonathan Buckley questioned whether O'Neill would "accept and abide by the lawful decision of the courts" when appeal court judges make a ruling on the parade dispute.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

To minimize arm injuries, Little League instituted age-specific pitch-count caps and mandatory rest periods 20 years ago, but not all travel clubs abide by the rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I am only a guest there. The castle and the town belong to Lady Dustin, and she cannot abide you.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

She wrote to Burnham: "The Conservatives are happy to work with you and other parties on reforming social care. But we will only support a solution that abides by two core principles."

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Nobody’s perfect, and the longer a piece of art abides, the more likely it is that it’ll start to suck.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026

A federal monitor will be installed to ensure Live Nation abides by these terms over the next eight years.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

But he really regards that responsibility very highly and he abides by that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Because improv is an art form governed by a series of rules, and they want to make sure that when they’re up onstage, everyone abides by those rules.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

“Congressman Wilson does and has always abided by campaign donation regulations set forth by the Federal Election Commission,” Snider said in an email.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

"For years, Europeans aided and abided flagrant ethical flaws in the international football federation," said Bruen, head of the Global Situation Room strategic communications firm.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

He told CBS News on Monday that Iran "could have access" to a $300bn reconstruction fund if it abided by the terms of its deal with the US.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

In an interview, he said abided by interscholastic rules, though he acknowledged some eyebrow-raising transfers on his watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

And so Grief and Shame abided in adjoining rooms with the door shut between them, holding their pain in their arms instead of each other.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

In June, Dennis Quaid decided to say farewell to his longtime Los Angeles abode, listing it for $5.2 million before cutting $500,000 from the asking price on Sept. 29.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Kathie Lee Gifford moved to Nashville in 2019 after leaving her hosting gig on the “Today” show, reportedly snapping up a $3.7 million 7,965-square-foot abode.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, while she’s selling what is perhaps her most famous home, Kris isn’t leaving the neighborhood altogether, having purchased two other homes in Hidden Hills since purchasing her for-sale abode.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Noth, 71, who famously starred as Mr. Big in the hit HBO series, is bidding farewell to the one-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom abode more than three decades after purchasing it in 1994.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Near the town was Gotama’s favorite abode, the Jetavana grove, which the rich merchant Anatha-pindika, a great devotee of the Illustrious One, had presented to him and his followers.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

That title is something of a metaphor, about connecting to a deep, abiding spirituality accessible to us all.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

He’s also a man of abiding faith worn lightly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Regardless of what station they work for, reporters and pilots are constantly helping each other, abiding by unspoken rules to keep each other safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

It is just the abiding memory is an awful ending of only one win from 17 matches, a horror run that left Root and his team broken.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Raleigh accent is soft and beautifully cadenced, but my brother's is a more complex hybrid, informed by his professional relationships with marble-mouthed, deep-country work crews and his abiding love of hard-core rap music.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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