abstention
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The buffer-zone law passed 44-5, with one abstention.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The second vote passed with six votes in favor, four against, and one abstention.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
Labour MSs banged Senedd tables as the result of the vote came in with 29 Senedd members in support and 28 against, with one abstention from Dodds.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025
“Claims about that shouldn’t be dismissed on technical grounds like abstention or rightness. I think the appellate court is going to have a lot to say about it.”
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
They live in seclusion and solitude and are revered for their self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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