beholden
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Instead, commission rates are beholden to industry norms — expectations that agents, buyers and sellers follow.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
"I don't understand why we are in a situation where we're beholden to supply and demand when it comes to something as basic as healthcare and medicine," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
When an actor is so beholden to one role, it doesn’t just limit their creativity, but their perspective, too.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
“So, I’m not beholden to it, but I like him in the three-hole right now.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Lawyers occasionally tried to fix an election by engineering the appointment of inspectors who were beholden to them; inspectors commonly smoked cigars provided by each side.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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