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cogs

noun

plural of cog

as in underlings

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Noun

In David’s 1996 novel Absolute Power, an American president presumes himself to be above the rule of law and seeks to force his underlings to commit criminal acts that will benefit him.

— David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
His Picard is authoritative, with none of the friendly push and pull with his underlings that Kirk had.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of underlings

Noun

And with pitching coach Matt Blake on a new three-year deal, his assistants, Preston Claiborne and Desi Druschel, will return, too.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
Those include testimony from former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Epstein’s former lawyer and accountant, and two of his former assistants.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of assistants

Noun

And, one of Thompson’s subordinates knew that Rusinowski may have been stealing meds a month before Thompson found out and didn’t say anything, the attorneys stated.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Trump’s subordinates have been hinting for months that ICE agents or other federal officers may turn up at polling places on Election Day.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of subordinates

Noun

Surrounding yourself with a bunch of yes-men is not a recipe for success—at least according to AT&T CEO John Stankey.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025

Definition of yes-men

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The chore jacket became a signature style of one Harry Styles, who has long been a champion of the humble bleu de travail, the blue cotton work jacket originally worn by French laborers.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
The whole system is essentially policed by the Department of Labor to ensure that foreign workers don't undercut domestic laborers.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of laborers

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Parks workers who don't comply with the new policy could face discipline, officials said, adding, the policy also instructs them to not engage in any verbal or physical altercations with ICE agents.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
People who earn at least 50,000 pounds ($67,000) a year will only have to wait five years, as will public-sector workers including doctors, nurses and teachers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of workers

Noun

The skydivers — including Rutz — jumped from a plane and held each other’s hands Friday morning.

— Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
In the right hands, there’s a hell of a lot that can be done with two men, some first-rate banter, and a historical flashpoint that eerily resonates with our current need for a reckoning about American adventures abroad.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

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