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Once, when a daredevil subordinate had landed in the hospital because of a bicycle racing accident, Raymond called him at his hospital bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Sales volumes recovered, but Nestlé fired Freixe in September 2025 after the company said an internal investigation found he had an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

He found the role hugely enjoyable, but strategising and giving commands to subordinate players in real time could be "more stressful than real life".

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Another cop, whose name was not released by the department, was suspended for 10 days after both failing to disclose a relationship with a subordinate and using a department database for nonwork purposes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

We offered to hold him on—reasonable doubt, previous work satisfactory, and all that—in a subordinate position, of course—had to do that much—mistakes can’t go unnoticed—bad for discipline—Where was I?”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Holder, subordinates text and history to state prerogatives.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

Under this model, leaders give subordinates clear objectives but leave the tactical execution to their discretion.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

The complaint detailed taped comments made by Petillo’s subordinates but included no evidence showing she had participated in the exchanges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

"While dominant individuals may show disciplining actions toward their subordinates, as macaques do naturally, these actions in the macaque society 'differ from human abuses'," it said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Stalin often managed to shrug off the blame for his actions onto his subordinates or the Communist Party itself.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

A press release from EFG refers to "approximately 232.6 million euros of subordinated debt".

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

“The subordinated side of the bank bond spectrum remains most vulnerable to further adjustment, in our view.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

But this pivotal friendship is subordinated to the group dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

In his post on X, he said that "the fight against drugs must be subordinated to the human rights of the Caribbean people".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

Consequently, we frequently find senior mathematical, engineering, and scientific people ardently wooed by industry and then subordinated to newly minted M.B.A.s and accountants.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

“We are going to collaborate .. but without subordinating ourselves,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

He prioritized camaraderie with league officials to burnish his résumé, subordinating WSU’s interests.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

Foti did not respond when asked about Gosar's pattern of subordinating congressional rules to his religion.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2023

Subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating word or phrase such as although, because, even if, when, whenever, since, as though, whether, as long as, until, or while.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

For that matter, many of the words that were traditionally called subordinating conjunctions, like before and after, are actually prepositions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker