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Recent Examples of abstention
The vote happened at the July 9 Sumner County Library Board meeting, where the measure failed with four in favor, two opposed and two abstentions.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025
On Wednesday, the Iranian Parliament voted to suspend IAEA cooperation with only one abstention among the 223 lawmakers and none voting against it.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 26 June 2025
The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 149-12 with 19 abstentions.
—Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act passed the cloture vote by a margin 66 to 32 on Monday, with two abstentions.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025
On Wednesday, the Iranian Parliament voted to suspend IAEA cooperation with only one abstention among the 223 lawmakers and none voting against it.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 26 June 2025
The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 149-12 with 19 abstentions.
—Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act passed the cloture vote by a margin 66 to 32 on Monday, with two abstentions.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstention
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Mike’s journey in the film is one of abnegation and humility, which Arbery (and, presumably, Gavras) might suggest is one way to deal with the ever-mounting apocalyptic unease that has gripped much of the world of late.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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When curiosity replaces avoidance, workplace innovation becomes the natural outcome.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Zoox combines the state of the art in perception, prediction, planning, and crash avoidance technology.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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But Constance offered no more in her own defense, for all her mortification.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Oldman’s face, set in brooding concentration, evokes a pained, vaguely incredulous mortification, which builds to a bitter, almost paralyzing ruefulness.—
Houman Barekat,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Beyond their asceticism, the six members of the group - Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung - hail from different countries, including the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Frayne writes that some second- and third-century sects, such as the Encratites, Priscilliantists, and Manicheans, advocated against meat eating, typically as part of a broader asceticism that might also include celibacy.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Aug. 2025
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Palomar’s reserves dwindled so much that its cash on hand no longer met lender guidelines, forcing the organization to approve a forbearance agreement to prevent default on more than $700 million in outstanding revenue bonds.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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For some borrowers, there may be very real reasons to apply to switch to a different IDR plan now, rather than waiting for the forbearance to end.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Saint Anthony was an Egyptian monk whose relics were brought to France during the Crusades in the Middle Ages, after inspiring many people to take up seclusion and self-denial.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Crace transports readers two thousand years into the past to a stark Biblical landscape full of visceral encounters, violence, self-denial, and possible miracles.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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Being frugal isn’t something that people should be ashamed of; frugality can lead to the wildest innovations.—
Vivek Bhaskaran,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Others think the frugality signals economic skittishness.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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For Verlander, his latest quality start was possible due in part to a sacrifice from Dominic Smith, who sacrificed his body for an out.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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At which point Tyler re-enters the room and is given up by the terrified crowd (and, more importantly, anointed by Joan) as one of three people — including Bracken and one of the show’s dancers — who must make the film’s titular sacrifice to save the world from an imminent catastrophe.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Abstention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstention. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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