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Recent Examples of beholdenThe Iranian strike on the American base in Qatar demonstrated how beholden the Gulf Arabs are to the United States despite their efforts to diversify their partnerships.—Dina Esfandiary, Time, 1 July 2025 With the passage of Measure G, the position will become a political one, beholden only to voters.—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025 The growing reliance on federal Medicaid-expansion dollars creates a dangerous cycle in which states become increasingly beholden ...—Gary D. Alexander, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024 Trending Here was a child who used the sun of muggy summers to illuminate a dim Game Boy screen, beholden only to the rule of cool.—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for beholden
Given the sharp revenue declines, narrow margins, and a heavily indebted balance sheet, the micro-cap stock appears cheap for a reason and is better left alone.
—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Forty-two percent of indebted parents took on debt for their children's prescriptions, and 41 percent for doctor visits.
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