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Recent Examples of subordination Imperialism is always about conquest and total subordination of one regime to another. Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025 Sheinbaum said members of her administration had been working with U.S. officials on a broader security agreement based on sovereignty, mutual trust, territorial respect and coordination without subordination. Jenna Sundel gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 Now, the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has maintained that the bilateral relationship should be based on cooperation and not subordination, is obliged to treat the issue of migration and drug trafficking with caution. Anna Lagos, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025 In the early 1900s, there was a rise in Black Nationalist organizations that refused to cower in the face of KKK violence or submit to societal subordination. Kimberly Fain, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for subordination
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Noun
  • The dogs' puppy raisers are volunteers who will spend the next 16 or so months socializing the puppies, teaching the dogs basic obedience, and providing them with a healthy diet, so the canines are prepared for more specialized service dog training in the future.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
  • While barking and wagging her tail can signal excitement or protective instincts, the UKC also notes that the breed may display some level of dog aggression and, given its powerful physique, requires careful socialization and consistent obedience training.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While submissions for the festival come from all over the world, the festival experience itself is geared toward local Carolinians.
    Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Reader predictions Thank you for your submissions last week.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Consequently, every knowledge worker must adopt a risk management mindset, constantly assessing the potential blast radius of their prompts and acting as a steward of their company’s data, controls, and compliance obligations.
    Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Because some agencies track students’ compliance with vaccine requirements — not actual vaccination status — the true vaccination rate could be lower than reported in those instances.
    Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Subordination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subordination. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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