obsequiousness
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In response to her party's obsequiousness, Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania said recently, "There is no poll result that could make me turn on marginalized people."
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2025
If you do come, though, he’ll also certainly mock you in private for your excessive obsequiousness.
From Slate ● May 18, 2024
In the beginning of the ’90s, when he’s hit with the steroid scandal and other scandals, his response is this little bit of obsequiousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Naipaul expressed for Caribbean culture, his obsequiousness in regards to the British Empire and his misogyny.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2020
After that, as products of very different backgrounds they were continually scared stiff of hurting each other’s feelings; hence they understood and tolerated their respective foibles almost to the point of obsequiousness.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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