abide
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Artificial intelligence companies will have to abide by new "mandatory" safeguards when operating in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
“As HGSU-UAW members have been advised on multiple occasions, the campus use rules apply to all campus spaces and all community members must abide by them,” Curran wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Once released, he is likely to spend the rest of his sentence on licence and will have to abide by specific rules such as wearing a tag.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Under the Investment Canada Act, the government’s options in court include seeking financial penalties, forcing the company to abide by commitments and a forced divestiture of the Canadian assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Too many sick children for people to abide an owl hanging around and looking at them with his eyes still hungry.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Megaspeed has denied wrongdoing and says it abides by U.S. laws and is surprised by the allegations against Ms. Huang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Nobody’s perfect, and the longer a piece of art abides, the more likely it is that it’ll start to suck.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 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
Burning Man abides by 10 principles, one being decommodification.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
Does it despise us scythes, but abides us because it has to?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
“Congressman Wilson does and has always abided by campaign donation regulations set forth by the Federal Election Commission,” Snider said in an email.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
He previously said he would agree to the so-called "energy ceasefire" announced by US President Donald Trump on Sunday if Moscow also abided by it.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
"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
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
Francis was told the women had not been brought under duress but George, of no fixed abode, had "plainly exploited the circumstances of these victims".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The iconic fashion designer, 84, snapped up the 4,300-square-foot abode on April 11, 2025, paying $6.85 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Actress Ariel Winter relocated to Nashville after purchasing a $2.9 million abode in College Grove in May 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
After settling into their custom abode, Biles—who is listed on the deed alongside her mother, Nellie—put the property on the market for $1.2 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
They seemed to be carved out of huge blocks of stone, immovable, and yet they were aware: some dreadful spirit of evil vigilance abode in them.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
That title is something of a metaphor, about connecting to a deep, abiding spirituality accessible to us all.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
He’s also a man of abiding faith worn lightly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Regardless of what station they work for, reporters and pilots are constantly helping each other, abiding by unspoken rules to keep each other safe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
"We cannot allow anyone to come to our Union without abiding by our rules," she said on social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Terryl gave a lot of credit to her religion, support from the Church, her abiding belief.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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