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obedient

[oh-bee-dee-uhnt] / oʊˈbi di ənt /


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The audience would do well to stay attuned to this goal — and how obedient Nat is willing to be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Descriptors such as "intelligent," "obedient," "good with children," "dedicated," "calm," and "cheerful" appeared with similar frequency in both groups.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025

“Sometimes we would just punch it and it would work,” says director Yorgos Lanthimos, who relied on more obedient cameras for past films including his Oscar-nominated “Poor Things” and “The Favourite.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

In that worldview, children are expected to "conform to in-group norms, be obedient, be orderly, be disciplined."

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024

But had I been more obedient, would I in time have become upright and virtuous?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein


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