obey
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Antonelli was in no mood to obey a computer algorithm.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
For much of the nearly 40-minute journey, the driver appeared to stop at red lights and obey traffic laws, Sgt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
They want safe streets and drivers of all vehicles to obey the law or pay a price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The results indicate that the local geometric components of spacetime obey a version of the first law of thermodynamics.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
“King Bull Sparra spare mouse. How you like him for pet, my niece? Mouse, you obey my sister and her eggchick, funny, ha?”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
In other words, the deal appears to strike a balance that will ensure the university obeys the law without coercive overreach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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
Quantum mechanics background: All the matter in the universe obeys the laws of quantum theory, but we only really observe quantum behaviour at the scale of atoms and molecules.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
Thus disorder will tend to increase with time if the system obeys an initial condition of high order.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Driverless cars haven’t always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they’ve gotten away with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
I’d obeyed and failed to hit my Activity Goals for several days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
Military law establishes a strong presumption that military orders are lawful and must be obeyed.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Sullenly the Sea-god obeyed and once more the tide of battle turned against the Greeks.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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
However, the Defense Department’s Law of War Manual highlights the particular crime of obeying orders that are “clearly illegal” or that “the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal.”
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025
What about the risks of obeying an unlawful order?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Increasingly, U.S. companies are worried that by obeying U.S. laws, they could run afoul of Chinese rules.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
I wonder if he means it, or if he is just obeying Reverend Hunt.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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