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obsequious

adjective as in groveling, submissive

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Vance was never the first choice for even that obsequious role.

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Some Swiss politicians are already arguing that Switzerland's negotiating tactics were not up to scratch – but some say too tough, others say too obsequious.

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Last month's Nato summit in The Hague was an exercise in obsequious courtship.

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That may afford instant gratification, but it only strengthens an obsequious subservience to Trump.

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Entwined on these YouTube channels are narratives of the opposition Democratic Party being obsequious to Beijing and trying to curry favour with Pyongyang.

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