abide by
verb
abided by; abiding by; abides by
: to accept or conform to without objection
abide by the rules/law
will abide by your decision
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By entering, entrants agree to abide by these rules, and warrant and represent that their entry is their original work.
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Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Publications can design clear policies about AI use and disclosure and require that staffers and freelancers abide by them, including by explicitly listing the requirements in contracts.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Other key factors include whether the NCAA lawfully acted within its discretion to deny the waiver request and whether permitting Morris to play against the NCAA’s wishes would be fair, given that UVA and competing member schools contractually agree to abide by NCAA eligibility decisions.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Special government employees have to abide by only some of the same ethics rules as normal officials and are permitted to have sources of outside income.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
All dockless vehicles in Dallas are regulated by the City and must abide by certain rules.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
So, rather than abide by the new policy, journalists from virtually every major American news outlet turned in their press passes en masse last October.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Contrary to apparently popular belief, the United States was not the only team in the WBC to abide by restrictions set out by MLB clubs.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Some of the concessions, however, are assertions that the administration will abide by statutes already codified in law.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
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Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Publications can design clear policies about AI use and disclosure and require that staffers and freelancers abide by them, including by explicitly listing the requirements in contracts.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Other key factors include whether the NCAA lawfully acted within its discretion to deny the waiver request and whether permitting Morris to play against the NCAA’s wishes would be fair, given that UVA and competing member schools contractually agree to abide by NCAA eligibility decisions.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Special government employees have to abide by only some of the same ethics rules as normal officials and are permitted to have sources of outside income.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
All dockless vehicles in Dallas are regulated by the City and must abide by certain rules.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
So, rather than abide by the new policy, journalists from virtually every major American news outlet turned in their press passes en masse last October.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Contrary to apparently popular belief, the United States was not the only team in the WBC to abide by restrictions set out by MLB clubs.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Some of the concessions, however, are assertions that the administration will abide by statutes already codified in law.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Abide by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abide%20by. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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