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    abide by

    US /əˈbaɪd baɪ/

    ・

    UK /əˈbaid bai/

    B2
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo follow a rule; adhere to
    She no longer wanted to abide by her father's rules

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    • The law won't return cannabis to the status of an illegal narcotic, but it will require growers and sellers to abide by stricter rules and higher standards based around medical use.

      The law won't return cannabis to the status of an illegal narcotic, but it will require growers and sellers to abide by stricter rules and higher standards based around medical use.

    • abide by stricter rules and higher standards based around medical use,

      abide by stricter rules and higher standards based around medical use,

    B2

    Taiwan's Election Frontrunner Vows To Keep Peace With Beijing

    05:42Taiwan's Election Frontrunner Vows To Keep Peace With Beijing
    • We must abide by the truth, which is what I mean by pragmatism.

      We must abide by the truth, which is what I mean by pragmatism.

    B1

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    10:42Watch tense Oval Office argument between Zelensky, Trump and Vance
    • And Russia didn't abide by it.

      And Russia didn't abide by it.

    • and Russia didn't abide by it, so I want some guarantees that that won't happen again." And then it devolved in a way that is really, really remarkable.

      and Russia didn't abide by it, so I want some guarantees that that won't happen again." And then it devolved in a way that is really, really remarkable.

    B1

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    • and so was happy to abide by this agreement, even though Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were ideological enemies.

      and so was happy to abide by this agreement, even though Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were ideological enemies.

    • The Soviet Union had its own interests in Poland and Finland and so was happy to abide by this agreement

      The Soviet Union had its own interests in Poland and Finland and so was happy to abide by this agreement

    B1

    When Your Dad Steals Your Girl

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    • While you are living under our roof, you will abide by our rules.

      While you are living under our roof, you will abide by our rules.

    • You will abide by our rules!

      You will abide by our rules!

    A2

    2013 Sequestration: Cuts to the U.S. Federal Budget and U.S. Government Finance

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    • And by law, until Congress takes the sequester away, we'd have to abide by those additional cuts.

      And by law, until Congress takes the sequester away, we'd have to abide by those additional cuts.

    • sequester away, we'd have to abide by those additional cuts. But there's no reason why

      sequester away, we'd have to abide by those additional cuts. But there's no reason why

    B1

    Is Australia Being Racist Against Chinese?

    09:55Is Australia Being Racist Against Chinese?
    • The Labor Party was saying the Chinese regime should abide by a recent ruling by The Hague rejecting China's claim to a big portion of the South China Sea.

      The Labor Party was saying the Chinese regime should abide by a recent ruling by The Hague rejecting China's claim to a big portion of the South China Sea.

    • should abide by a recent ruling by the Hague

      should abide by a recent ruling by the Hague

    B1

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    • And yet for me personally, the main reason I abide by it is after a few years of being here, you don't want to stand out.

      And yet for me personally, the main reason I abide by it is after a few years of being here, you don't want to stand out.

    • And yet, for me personally, the main reason I abide by it is,

      And yet, for me personally, the main reason I abide by it is,

    A2

    Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16

    08:54Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16
    • And if there's no reason for any of this, then there's also no absolutes to abide by.

      And if there's no reason for any of this, then there's also no absolutes to abide by.

    • And if there’s no reason for any of this, then there’s also no absolutes to abide by:

      And if there’s no reason for any of this, then there’s also no absolutes to abide by:

    B1

    Why Cambodia & Thailand Are Moving Towards War

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    • they also both agree to abide by the court's ultimate decision.

      they also both agree to abide by the court's ultimate decision.

    • and they also both agreed to abide by the court's ultimate decision.

      and they also both agreed to abide by the court's ultimate decision.

    B1