abstain
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“Arbitrators aren’t elected, they’re not required to weigh countywide trade-offs like homeless services, healthcare, capital improvements, all of those things,” said Supervisor Holly Mitchell, the only supervisor to abstain from the vote.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
The basics of a no-spend—or low-spend, depending on your personal definition—challenge are just that: for a predetermined period of time, you abstain from nonessential purchases.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
"I think it is more likely that China and Russia will abstain, register their skepticism about the plan and then sit back and watch the US struggle to put it into action," Gowan said.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
The U.S. expects the resolution to pass, according to two U.S. officials, who anticipate that both Russia and China will abstain rather than veto the measure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
The couple had made few friends during their time in the state, making it easier to abstain from the life of town.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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