abet
Example Sentences
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In an email to Salon, Warner spokeswoman Rachel Cohen insisted the law would focus “on restricting businesses that facilitate or abet” specific kinds of harm, but not on individual users.
From Salon
The 35-year-old man, named only as Fadel Z in line with German privacy rules, was also found guilty of aiding and abetting attempted murder, and numerous violations of European Union embargo regulations.
From BBC
Economics did most of the damage, abetted by environmental concerns.
From Los Angeles Times
Although they were explicitly programmed to refuse to help hackers, the bots were duped into abetting the cybercrime.
From Los Angeles Times
Their careers play leapfrog, abetted by the studio executives and moneymen who bankroll their film projects, often against the executives’ better judgment.
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