abide
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The Ventura County district attorney’s office noted that electric motorcycles differ from electric bikes because the former must abide by the same regulations as a traditional motorcycle rider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
It urged South Africa to abide by its international obligations to "guarantee the safety, dignity and rights of all foreign nationals on its territory, including Ghanaians".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
It’s formal, but I know you’ve been here for a long time, and I want to abide by the correct channels.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Although platforms have pledged to abide by the laws, they have warned the measures could instead push teenagers into dark, unregulated corners of the internet.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
As you know, I’m quite the jealous type, and I can’t abide her behavior.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Time on the Western Isles passes like “a slow tide,” Mr. Stuart writes, and the novel abides by that erosive pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The team abides by a "one strike and you're out" policy, where accounts found to be used in illegal activities will be promptly suspended.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
A federal monitor will be installed to ensure Live Nation abides by these terms over the next eight years.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
The company told Reuters its business had been affected by the ban and it abides by applicable regulations, while continuing to have a strong presence in China.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Because improv is an art form governed by a series of rules, and they want to make sure that when they’re up onstage, everyone abides by those rules.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
"For years, Europeans aided and abided flagrant ethical flaws in the international football federation," said Bruen, head of the Global Situation Room strategic communications firm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
In an interview, he said abided by interscholastic rules, though he acknowledged some eyebrow-raising transfers on his watch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Bondi abided, and appointed a top federal prosecutor to pursue the investigation with “urgency and integrity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Twelvvy abided and responded, "I just know it's AWGE".
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
And so Grief and Shame abided in adjoining rooms with the door shut between them, holding their pain in their arms instead of each other.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
She shares her L.A. abode now with husband Ted Danson, whom she married in 1995 and with whom she’s starred in numerous projects, including the Netflix series “A Man on the Inside.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He and Perry had reportedly hoped to turn it into their marital abode.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
As for Quaid’s Nashville home base, the actor purchased a stunning four-bedroom abode located within the exclusive Hillwood Estates neighborhood for just under $2.4 million in 2021, records show.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
It’s not easy to leave one’s abode as the eldest daughter in a Mexican household, she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Though I’ve been here a million times, I still can’t help but marvel at the Choi abode as it stretches into view.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Instead of abiding by existing trading hours for traditional derivatives exchanges, perpetual contracts trade 24 hours, seven days a week, with cash settlement occurring at regular intervals.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Today we celebrate the greatest story ever told, the foundation of our faith, and the abiding hope of all mankind,” read the opening sentence of the Easter email.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
Settling into motherhood, she read up on relationship anarchy — which she sees as not abiding by tiers of connection.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Reflecting his own abiding interests, Frederick wanted to turn Brandenburg-Prussia into a “kingdom of the Enlightenment,” characterized by religious tolerance and patronage of the arts and sciences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
His call to her mixed abiding love with a sense of desperation: “I never wanted your advice and assistance more in my life,” he pleaded.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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