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abstinent

[ab-stuh-nuhnt] / ˈæb stə nənt /










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She has vowed to remain abstinent until she marries.

From BBC May 31, 2025

To get R95 funding, they also cannot require people to be totally abstinent before being admitted.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2024

Harm reduction is the idea that someone does not need to be completely sober or abstinent from drugs in order to receive treatment and care or community support and sympathy.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2023

“The restaurant business tends to require a lot of face-to-face contact, and that makes those jobs harder right now, wearing masks, dealing with abstinent customers, and the risk of getting COVID,” she said.

From Washington Times Feb. 3, 2022

All were to be fasting and abstinent from their wives on the previous night.

From The Customs of Old England by F. J. (Frederick John) Snell




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