obey
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The new Americans took an oath of allegiance promising to, among other things, obey and defend the US Constitution.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Because visitors and immigrants must obey U.S. laws, the court found that they are subject to its jurisdiction.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
That prefix would also have to remind the AI to obey the laws of physics with wording like: “gravity and inertia respected—mass has real weight, correct contact shadows, no floating props.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Instead of assuming a detailed theory from the start, scientists begin with a few broad principles they believe nature must obey and then determine what laws naturally emerge.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
"Don't say such a thing! It's still our country, no matter who leads us. We must obey the law. I hate the thought of war, too, but we must defend the Fatherland, no matter what."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The gravel bucket obeys that law, since shaking creates heat, which is disordered energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
This one figures out how to converse with one of the deadliest extraterrestrials in the known universe — and not only does it understand her, it obeys her commands.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
He added that he "obeys the government and will pay it" as he didn't know the repayment was not legally required.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025
Min-sung obeys Young-tak to ensure access to resources, but at home Myung-hwa can’t hide her disappointment in him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
He obeys, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
I’d obeyed and failed to hit my Activity Goals for several days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
When calculating probabilities with Bayes' rule, the principle of minimum change is obeyed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
Indeed, the characteristic feature of a country ruled by law is the shared understanding that court orders will be obeyed without the necessity of employing force or other modes of coercion.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2025
She had barely been able to stand when Clara found her, but now when she tried her feet, they obeyed her.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
It reenacts the Prophet Abraham's stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is said to have tried to dissuade him from obeying God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Pasha said he was instructed to film and send proof to the authorities that the school was obeying the new curriculum.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
What about the risks of obeying an unlawful order?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
All of this may be of little practical concern since the chances of your ever actually facing a court-martial for obeying these particular unlawful orders are slim to zero.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Mindful of those sharp spurs, Will said nothing, though he hadn’t the least intention of obeying.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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