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Mr. Ustenko said American companies were abetting that trade.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022

She did not expect much from Clay; but it looked as if her father were abetting him in a conspiracy to take an unfair advantage of some civic improvements.

From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold

The humour of the conception is undeniable, but the whole effect is cruel; and, though greatly amused, the reader feels almost as if he were abetting a profanation.

From Dickens English Men of Letters by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir

They suspected that the Albanians of the neighbouring village of Borgo Erizzo were abetting the Slavs.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Baerlein, Henry

In fine, I am not so sure that they would not have enjoined the whole calendar of saints to come forth and bear testimony to their honesty, though they were abetting a dozen dishonest schemes.

From The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)