abide
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The Texas Animal Health Commission also asks that cattlemen closely monitor wounds, reduce biting pests like flies and ticks whenever possible, and abide by infestation quarantines drawn by state authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
It is the most popular game on earth because it asks for nothing but a ball and other people, and rewards what the strongman cannot abide: cooperation, trust, the surrender of the self.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Since its introduction, organisations and individuals have been able to take public bodies to court for failing to abide by the duty.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“The Department will abide by the Court’s ruling.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
All day Ranofer went about his duties mechanically, forcing himself to abide by his own decision that he and Heqet should not be seen in conversation.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Vocabulary lists containing abide
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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