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The treaty further allows international inspectors to verify whether countries are abiding with this limit.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

The treaty isn’t legally in force because not enough nations have ratified it, though major powers, including China, Russia and the U.S., say they are abiding by its terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The hurdle the museum has left itself to clear, the lawyers said, is convincing a court that they are abiding by the Florida statute overseeing restricted charitable gifts.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

The executive order requires foreign governments receiving military aid to provide written assurances that they are abiding by the laws of war.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

Every clerk of them hath a Presbytery, in which he dwells with those that are abiding with him.

From Red Axe by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)