abide by

Idioms  

1. Accept and act in accordance with a decision or set of rules; also, remain faithful to. For example, All members must agree to abide by the club regulations, or A trustworthy man abides by his word. An older sense of the verb abide, “remain,” is still familiar in the well-known 19th-century hymn “Abide with Me,” which asks God to stay with the singer in time of trouble. [Early 1500s]

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abide by

“State and local peace officers already must abide by specific standards and rules, including ones that apply to their personal conduct,” Newsom wrote in the veto letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, Deere says it won’t share any JD data with other parties without farmers’ permission and is requiring its dealers to abide by the same requirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The long answer is that you must abide by the “deemed-filing rule.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

"They have shattered it, they are the ones that have failed to abide by their statutory obligations," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The bad guys who abide by no societal laws whatsoever but are good at pretending when it suits them.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman