subordinate
Example Sentences
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The company will pay about 20% in cash and 80% in GFL subordinate voting shares.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Mehringer’s case dates back to April 27, 2018, when she and her subordinate, Sgt.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
But Ricardo Monreal, parliamentary leader for the ruling Morena party, rejected the idea that Washington could make Mexico a "subordinate".
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
Trump visited the construction site, theatrically inspecting it like a mob boss checking on a wayward subordinate.
From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026
Our zoo had a clan of six, two dominant females and four subordinate males.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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