abide
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The second, AB 1795, would require insurers to abide by those standards in the claims process and do so in a timely manner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Upon your mother-in-law’s death, the trust generally becomes irrevocable, and you must abide by its terms.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Deputy Commissioner Phukan says the administration had complied with the court's demarcation order and would abide by any further directions.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Non-banks filled the gap, though they don’t have to abide rigorous capital, liquidity and stress tests like banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Anyway, much more important: I simply can't abide the replacement of Chrissy with Cindy.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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A federal monitor will be installed to ensure Live Nation abides by these terms over the next eight years.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
If you don't understand Spanish then it is perhaps better you search online for the literal translation of the motto which Alcaraz abides by.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Burning Man abides by 10 principles, one being decommodification.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
Dombrowski abides by many of Hemond’s teachings almost a half-century later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
“Ophelia prays and communes with us, and abides by the rules of community life. She displays charity to all, humility, and a love of work,” says Mother.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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"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
It requires those submitting trophy kills to sign an affidavit swearing they have abided by club technology and other restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Twelvvy abided and responded, "I just know it's AWGE".
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
The former Spanish colony was annexed by the U.S. in 1898 and has abided by the U.S.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
And abided by whatever the finger pointed to, for he knew every configuration of the naming of his sister.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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He’s now a professor of modern history at the University of St. Andrews, the sort of place that might send a shudder down the fellowship at his former abode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Hindus regard Kailash as the abode of deities Shiva and Parvati, while Tibetan Buddhists associate it with Mount Meru, which they say is the centre of the universe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Located in the exclusive Madison Park community, the expansive abode overlooks Lake Washington and sits on a 1.9-acre parcel.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Still, the actress struggled to find a buyer—with sources telling Realtor.com at the time that, while the four-bedroom abode had come under offer several times, the deals always fell through before they could officially close.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The resulting fixed abode contributes to denser human populations by permitting a shortened birth interval.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Writing on social media, she said: "We cannot allow anyone to come to our Union without abiding by our rules."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He is a filmmaker with an abiding humanism, evidently flummoxed in the face of the nonhuman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
In the abiding spirit of the Americans who believed in and built that promise, this year’s series on how to think about constitutional meaning is limited only by what you, the people, can imagine.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
In the latter case the settlements caused deep and abiding resentment.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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