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abet

[uh-bet] / əˈbɛt /


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"And I'm not going to aid and abet them in their efforts to do that."

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025

Mexico’s complaint alleged that the named firearms manufacturers and the named distributor aid and abet rogue dealers in the U.S. who illegally sell firearms to straw purchasers.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025

“I can’t continue to aid and abet this broken system,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024

While AirTags and other tracking devices have been used to thwart theft, privacy groups have also sounded alarms about their use to abet stalking or tracking people without their knowledge.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

Oh yes, there were plenty to aid and abet him; even he could not have held a horse race without someone to race against.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Ms. Shorr emphasizes a social asymmetry that abets Martin’s lies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Conflict avoidance, and the way digital media abets it, is a recurring theme here, but “Zoomers” is no satirical work of social horror.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

It not only cuts methane emissions but returns nutrients to the soil, allows the ground to hold precious moisture and abets the “sinking” of Earth-warming carbon dioxide into the soil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

It’s hard to say if there’s a strong correlation between fake license plates and bad driving, though the former clearly abets the latter.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2023

‘Ma abets him. And Ma says it’s not suitable for grown women like Madge and Dorcas to be carrying buckets through the streets. So I’m the one.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Economics did most of the damage, abetted by environmental concerns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

Thomas is still untangling the frightening mirage that was the past four months of his life, but he says his most dangerous delusions were abetted by the most sycophantic version of ChatGPT: GPT-4.

From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026

By allowing U.S. users to trade with these jurisdictions, the plea agreement says Binance abetted sanctions violations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Liz Murrill said the investigation was ongoing, and that authorities would "uncover all the facts eventually and anyone who aided and abetted will be prosecuted to the full extent the law allows".

From BBC ● May 20, 2025

Also, they soon saw that the physical force was abetted by a moral one.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Four of those charges were of aiding and abetting the offending committed by her husband Jeffrey Donaldson.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

These companies might be working on their own assistants, and a Siri integration could be seen as aiding and abetting the competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Ballmer and other defendants are accused of fraud and aiding and abetting fraud, with the plaintiffs seeking at least $50 million in damages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Plaintiffs took this as an invitation to shake down U.S. companies for abetting alleged human-rights violations in foreign countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

“She is guilty of aiding and abetting an enemy of the gods.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan


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