abstention
Example Sentences
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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
Welsh government ministers made £100m worth of commitments to secure Dodd's abstention, including £30m for social care to tackle delayed discharges.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
She didn’t say how the U.S. would vote, but an abstention would still allow adoption of the resolution if Russia or another permanent member didn’t use its veto.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023
Like an old dog which has fought many good fights in its youth and prime, and now, lame and scarred, maintains a dignified abstention from canine frays, Venice lay back.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight
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