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abides

  • present tense form
    of abide (3rd person singular).
    abide
    verb (used without object)
    to remain; continue; stay.

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She wrote to Burnham: "The Conservatives are happy to work with you and other parties on reforming social care. But we will only support a solution that abides by two core principles."

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

It also said AI can reduce the manual work involved in making sure the bank abides by changing regulations—a mammoth task for financial institutions since the 2008-9 crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Nobody’s perfect, and the longer a piece of art abides, the more likely it is that it’ll start to suck.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026

A federal monitor will be installed to ensure Live Nation abides by these terms over the next eight years.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

But I know, too, of the basic comfort in this familial precision, where the relation abides no argument, no questions or quarrels.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee