1
as in to keep (to)
to give steadfast support to
our coach adheres to the belief that we can win this game if we just have a positive attitude
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2
as in to obey
to act according to the commands of
adhere to the terms of the deceased's will
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Life became a quest not to obey, but to understand — and to act morally out of reason, not just faith.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025 -
Justice Elena Kagan and Barrett pressed the government's lawyer about whether the Trump administration would obey temporary circuit rulings blocking its policies until the Supreme Court issued final decisions.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The attacks into Sumy follow a Kremlin directive on May 21 that the military create buffer zones inside northern Ukraine – in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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What is this nagging discomfort that's seeming to follow me around?—
Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Alex Caruso, one of the team’s veterans, was a bench guy, until he was tasked with defending Nikola Jokić during the Thunder’s series against the Denver Nuggets, and did about as good a job as anyone has ever done of shutting Jokić down.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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In 1958, President Eisenhower invoked the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Arkansas to enforce the Supreme Court’s decision ending racial segregation in schools, and to defend Black students against a violent mob.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Most commentators and experts are focused on the extreme economic and geopolitical damage of the tariffs themselves, while GOP lawmakers stand by, happy to let Trump flagrantly sidestep a law Congress had written.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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The DoorDash driver told the man to put on some clothes, but the man ignored her for a couple of seconds and stood by the door naked while giggling, the complaint says.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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“Adhere (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhere%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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