law-abiding
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But “geofencing” has also created misplaced suspicions about law-abiding citizens and spurred legal challenges around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
"Such conduct undermines the dignity and rights of law-abiding citizens," the ministry said in a statement released on Thursday.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
It was “free money” for law-abiding, tax-paying U.S. citizens.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
They are hard-working, law-abiding members of their communities, and many are U.S. citizens.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
It was officially registered in Canada as the Consolidated Exporters Corporation, a bland name that made it sound like a law-abiding company.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Vocabulary lists containing law-abiding
Vocabulary from the Eleventh Republican Debate March 3, 2016
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