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obeisance

[oh-bay-suhns, oh-bee-] / oʊˈbeɪ səns, oʊˈbi- /


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The point is the conformity itself — the act of obeisance to the tribe, the bending of the knee.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

His “gruff” father had little time for such infantilizing obeisance and would resist as best he could.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

But the demands for obeisance from everyone around him, foreign and domestic, aren't new.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025

A little further along the corridor, hurrying to pay obeisance, was Rodrygo, another of Pérez’s employees.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

That Big God howled like a hot wind, and demanded obeisance.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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