were abiding
- past progressive of abide.
Example Sentences
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In 2019, Klobuchar and Blumenthal asked the same body to investigate whether Live Nation and Ticketmaster were abiding by the terms of a consent decree overseeing the merger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Until Braid’s public admission, abortion clinics in Texas said they were abiding by the new restrictions and sending women to Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico to terminate their pregnancies.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
Rob Charles, chief of staff for Ms. Boerner Horvath, told the Bee that the legislators had tested negative for COVID-19 and were abiding by Sacramento County’s pandemic rules.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2020
It began tracking public transportation ridership to gauge how many residents were abiding by its advice to telecommute.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2020
They were abiding by the rules of war.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
