abide
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Burnham, who replaced Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader and prime minister earlier this month, has vowed to abide by all the party's manifesto commitments published ahead of its general election win.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The ban will officially come in from 00:01 BST on Saturday, but SEW has asked its customers to abide by the restrictions immediately.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Candidates receiving the funding must abide by expenditure limits and adhere to the criteria set by statute, ordinance or charter to demonstrate broad support, such as demonstrate a large number of small dollar contributions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
If they didn’t abide, the firm offered severance, the email stated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
At length, Fflewddur murmured, “I put the decision in your hands and abide by what you do.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Time on the Western Isles passes like “a slow tide,” Mr. Stuart writes, and the novel abides by that erosive pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
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
UC has vigorously defended it admissions practices and said it abides by state and federal laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025
Does it despise us scythes, but abides us because it has to?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
"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
He told CBS News on Monday that Iran "could have access" to a $300bn reconstruction fund if it abided by the terms of its deal with the US.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
In an interview, he said abided by interscholastic rules, though he acknowledged some eyebrow-raising transfers on his watch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Bondi abided, and appointed a top federal prosecutor to pursue the investigation with “urgency and integrity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
When I was first banned I abided by the rules and regulations of my persecutors.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
While the property boasts far more outdoor space than their Beverly Hills abode, for those seeking a private, secluded retreat in California, the couple’s former Golden State dwelling could well be the perfect place.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
She shares her L.A. abode now with husband Ted Danson, whom she married in 1995 and with whom she’s starred in numerous projects, including the Netflix series “A Man on the Inside.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Now, the home’s latest owner is trying their luck on the rental market, where the opulent abode is being offered for $31,000 a month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
As for Quaid’s Nashville home base, the actor purchased a stunning four-bedroom abode located within the exclusive Hillwood Estates neighborhood for just under $2.4 million in 2021, records show.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The poets did not care to linger in that gloom-hidden abode.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
"We cannot allow anyone to come to our Union without abiding by our rules," she said on social media.
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
His call to her mixed abiding love with a sense of desperation: “I never wanted your advice and assistance more in my life,” he pleaded.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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