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Recent Examples of abstention
Aside from Justice’s abstention, the vote was identical to the previous war powers vote in the Senate on March 24, despite some Republican lawmakers growing increasingly vocal with their concerns about the war and the timeline to end it.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
In a 5-1 vote, with one abstention, the Oakland City Council approved stricter rules for vehicles that remain parked in front of residences for months on end and tents that generate waste and, in some cases, hazardous fires.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
The agreement clarifies that the court denied Morris’ motion to dismiss based on the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine.
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Alexa Shrake,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
The legislators voted 104-81 to dismiss the measure in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament, with one abstention and 14 lawmakers absent.
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Arkansas Online,
4 Mar. 2026
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Nik Popli,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
In a 5-1 vote, with one abstention, the Oakland City Council approved stricter rules for vehicles that remain parked in front of residences for months on end and tents that generate waste and, in some cases, hazardous fires.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
The agreement clarifies that the court denied Morris’ motion to dismiss based on the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine.
—
Alexa Shrake,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
The legislators voted 104-81 to dismiss the measure in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament, with one abstention and 14 lawmakers absent.
—
Arkansas Online,
4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstention
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Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.
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That, for me, feels like an abnegation of our responsibility in theater.
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The conditions that drive transmission — silence, shame, and avoidance — remain largely unchanged.
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Obstacle avoidance is critical, as is collecting visual data of plant health and lighting conditions (natural and artificial LED illumination) for correlations over time, to improve yield.
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Instead, every new Drake project is a buffet of humiliation, mortification, and self-serving delusion.
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Both Bowen and Burrell have teens of their own – three boys and two girls, respectively – and are far too familiar with the typical parent-teen mortification dilemma.
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Just books and plays, and an asceticism associated with the priests Jim would often play.
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Following several years of contemplation and asceticism, Dorje hopes to return to the United States to teach in Minnesota's Buddhist community at the Nyingmapa Taksham Buddhist Center.
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This benefit is suspended during periods of deferment, grace period, or forbearance.
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Many are in forbearance, said Stacey MacPhetres, senior director of education finance at Bright Horizons, a provider of educational advisory services.
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Automatic contributions, delayed payment windows, small rituals that add friction to impulse spending — these are all behavioral architecture moves, not acts of self-denial.
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At the beginning of her relationship with John, Carolyn’s central problem was that being part of the Kennedy family demanded some level of self-denial.
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Jerry Brown left seminary before becoming a priest but made his Jesuit education central to his political identity — especially his frugality, environmentalism and preference for rehabilitation over incarceration.
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Kacey Musgraves’s twisting catalogue cruises through country, folk, pop, soul, and disco in search of multifaceted frugality.
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The statue honors the service and sacrifice of first responders and depicts Rose Conroy, the first woman to serve as chief of a professional municipal fire department in California, House said.
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This level can improve portfolio diversification without significant sacrifices to long-term returns.
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“Abstention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstention. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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