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abet

[uh-bet] / əˈbɛt /


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"And I'm not going to aid and abet them in their efforts to do that."

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

Mexico’s complaint alleged that the named firearms manufacturers and the named distributor aid and abet rogue dealers in the U.S. who illegally sell firearms to straw purchasers.

From Slate Jun. 6, 2025

“The question is whether we use our federal resources as a city to aid and abet that deportation,” Blumenfield said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2025

While AirTags and other tracking devices have been used to thwart theft, privacy groups have also sounded alarms about their use to abet stalking or tracking people without their knowledge.

From New York Times Aug. 19, 2022

Oh yes, there were plenty to aid and abet him; even he could not have held a horse race without someone to race against.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Ms. Shorr emphasizes a social asymmetry that abets Martin’s lies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

Their indecisiveness goes to the heart of the show, whose fundamental message is that supernatural evil abets, hides behind and jealously competes with everyday human evil.

From New York Times May 22, 2024

It not only cuts methane emissions but returns nutrients to the soil, allows the ground to hold precious moisture and abets the “sinking” of Earth-warming carbon dioxide into the soil.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2023

"Silence abets state hostage taking," it said, adding that the government should use "the strongest possible language" to call out cases where detentions are being used for leverage.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2023

‘Ma abets him. And Ma says it’s not suitable for grown women like Madge and Dorcas to be carrying buckets through the streets. So I’m the one.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

The California-based computer networking giant rejects the accusations that it "aided and abetted" human rights abuses against members of the Falun Gong, which has been banned in China since 1999.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

Economics did most of the damage, abetted by environmental concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

Thomas is still untangling the frightening mirage that was the past four months of his life, but he says his most dangerous delusions were abetted by the most sycophantic version of ChatGPT: GPT-4.

From Slate Feb. 2, 2026

But the point is also made quite righteously that the resources behind sports betting, abetted by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

The undertone of fear that San Francisco would be bombed which was abetted by weekly air raid warnings, and civil defense drills in school, heightened my sense of belonging.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

These companies might be working on their own assistants, and a Siri integration could be seen as aiding and abetting the competition.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Ballmer and other defendants are accused of fraud and aiding and abetting fraud, with the plaintiffs seeking at least $50 million in damages.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

But at the same time he’s abetting the union campaign by parroting their arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, denies five charges of aiding and abetting his alleged offending.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

The man who could not be discourteous to a ground- squirrel had sat in the courthouse abetting the cause of grubby-minded little men.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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