law-abiding
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In other words, deporting law-abiding workers reduces job opportunities for American workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Ghanaian officials have met the man in the video to offer him support and also urged citizens living abroad to continue being "law-abiding".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
It was “free money” for law-abiding, tax-paying U.S. citizens.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
In their briefings, government lawyers finesse a sanitized version into a clean narrative of law-abiding responsibility.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026
"We're a law-abiding people and a slow-to-anger people . . ." They stopped, listening.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Vocabulary lists containing law-abiding
Vocabulary from the Eleventh Republican Debate March 3, 2016
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