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As the ministry at Sam Houston grew into the largest Chi Alpha chapter in the country, his teachings — including an emphasis on unquestioned obedience to spiritual leaders — spread with it, carried by former students who went on to launch chapters across Texas and beyond.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
7 May 2026 -
Augustinians also take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Narrowing down the dogs fit for the spotlight wasn’t easy, but Bernie and Pippin stood out for their skill, trainability and stage presence, according to Tim Orr, the producing artistic director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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Herding and retriever breeds tend to score higher on trainability due to their history of working closely with humans, while scent hounds are often more independent and scent-driven.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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As a metaphor for assistantship and subordination, the image is strong.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mounting evidence of rogue AI Evidence of rogue AI does not come as a shock to some of the companies whose chatbots have defied subordination.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a culture that demands silence and conformity, her endurance becomes the loudest act of love, and his body becomes the only language left.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Complete freedom, paradoxically, leads to conformity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Tradwives have resurrected the female submission part of the blueprint, but not the male self-sacrifice part.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Both parties seemed ready for court proceedings to finally kick off, with court submissions being filed as recently as last Friday.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
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Writing in the early 1890s, Nadar deployed Balzac’s reported initial mistrust and later acquiescence to the daguerreotype as an allegory of larger significance for understanding the history of invention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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But as the sexist and racist nature of the MAGA machine has gained mainstream acquiescence if not acceptance, the need to keep up the appearance of diversity is less and less.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Attraction is a function of parentage and looks and submissiveness.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
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My strength is the opposite — insight, humility, and the ability to bring the right people and ideas together to solve complex problems.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Instead, technology can be used to uphold the very values of humility and responsibility that the tradition was built.—
FMG Studios,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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“Teachableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teachableness. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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