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Noun
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Mamdani tends to focus on Israel’s violations of international law, which are the basis of his pledge to arrest Netanyahu, in deference to a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, if Netanyahu comes to New York.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025 -
The judges also noted that the law grants deference to the president in determining when troop deployments are necessary to protect federal agents and property.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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For Dimon, agility and humility are paramount in this era of rapid change.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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And so there has to be this incredible humility.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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May the Spirit of God, who is truth and strength, and instils meekness and courage, sustain you.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 Oct. 2025
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Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ray is the leader of a biker gang and demands utter subservience.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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How does party capture — the subservience of entire systems — factor into this?—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Harvard Lampoon’s ad offered two suggested surrender dates, April Fool’s Day and April 14.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fox19 was outside the Cincinnati Police Department’s District One headquarters on Sunday when Shaquille Ferguson and his attorney Clyde Bennett arrived for his surrender.—
Tre Mathews,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Supreme Court has seen this before The ruling in Harvard’s favor follows a long legal tradition of Supreme Court rulings that bar the government from demanding ideological acquiescence in exchange for support.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yet, the lesson of the Voting Rights Act is that the response to these setbacks isn’t despair or acquiescence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bush declined to do so out of modesty, an increasingly rare trait in today’s Washington.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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What is especially striking is the contrast between the relative modesty of what is shown and the scenes of María Ángeles recounting her experiences, with great relish, to her childhood friend Joséfa (María Áfonsa Rosso), now a nun in a silent order.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Resilience and silence Many look at the blacklist era as a time of capitulation by progressives in the face of repression.—
Kathy M. Newman,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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Historical context suggests that this kind of selloff often represents capitulation rather than continuation.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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