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noun

plural of subject

as in topics

a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history

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as in citizens

a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible

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as in reasons

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing he has no subject to protest this time, but that's never stopped him before

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verb

present tense third-person singular of subject

as in conquers

to bring under one's control by force of arms Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage

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Recent Examples of subjects

Noun

Instead of being siloed on a separate campus, that support would be offered directly to students in mainstream classrooms across all subjects. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026 The trial had numerous markings of its subjects’ wealth. —

David Ingram, NBC news, 15 May 2026 The project reflects a strong auteur and LGBTQ+ aligned slate touching on taboo subjects. —

Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 May 2026 The subjects would listen to short notes, each paired with an image of either a man or a woman, and then rate the degree of vocal fry in those recordings. —

ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026 Moglika was also impressed with Acker’s willingness to tackle controversial subjects intelligently and with insight. —

Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026 Both cameras have extremely sticky tracking systems that focus on the eyes of people, wildlife, pets, and insects, as well as inanimate subjects like trains, planes, automobiles, and motorbikes. —

Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026 For some subjects, that means combing an archive. —

Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 But behind the stunning images was an attention to scientific accuracy that helped teach people about complex subjects like evolution, animal behavior and biodiversity. —

ABC News, 8 May 2026

Verb

Instead, the law subjects issuers to the Bank Secrecy Act, enforcing strict anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance programs. —

Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Rather than discarding the residual sludge left behind after conventional anaerobic digestion, the system subjects it to an additional treatment stage known as Advanced Wet Oxidation and Steam Explosion (AWOEx). —

New Atlas, 9 May 2026 Ridestore subjects materials to failure testing during both development and production, evaluating bond strength in laminated membranes, water-repellency performance and trim durability before materials move into manufacturing. —

Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 Demand is highest when the weather is at its worst, which subjects you to freezing temperatures and rotten road conditions. —

Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 The legislation subjects companies in violation to a civil penalty of up to half a million dollars, and allows victims to seek damages. —

Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 And unfortunately, life has carried on as usual elsewhere in Gilead, which subjects its women to the same degree of brutal, misogynistic repression. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 Most businesses would balk at creating a system that subjects some of its employees to public embarrassment. —

Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Jude relocates this tale of troubled conscience to present-day Cluj-Napoca, in Transylvania, and subjects it to a corrosively cynical twist. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The conservatism that would eventually hobble the daytime soap had its roots in this era, when soap viewers with especially fragile sensibilities had specific conceptions of what topics a soap should cover and made no bones about airing their protests.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
The full feature slate spans material on topics including the Southport riots, fracking in West Texas, the Rohingya refugee crisis, bride slavery in India, artificial intelligence and the deforestation of Canada’s Boreal Forest.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026