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Although scientists generally agree that it was associated with aquatic environments, exactly how it moved, hunted, and spent its time remains a subject of debate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
While the deaths have since been added back to the tally, they are marked with an asterisk indicating that the “number is subject to change.”
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
No matter how deeply Rembrandt probes his subject, even when that subject is himself, the self eludes him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The decision had been subject to intense debate around its environment and economic impact and came after years of legal challenges.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Since somebody had filched the school map, we’d hoped to be free of that subject.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Paying subjects can create conflicts of interest, raising questions about their motives and credibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Adhwaryu says artists may soften captions, avoid certain subjects or think twice before submitting a cartoon.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
They chose to dramatize key exchanges between Fielder and his subjects with re-enactments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
At a later press conference, Baron Cohen -- as himself -- defended satire as the quintessential format for "shining a light on, maybe, subjects that we haven't really discussed as a society before."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
After many pauses and many trials of other subjects, Elizabeth could not help reverting once more to the first, and saying:
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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Twenty of them filed suit against May Wah, saying they were subjected to spells without heat or water, and won a $1.7-million settlement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Longer-term assignments should be subjected to thesis-style “defenses” in class or faculty office hours to ensure student originality and deep knowledge of the work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Having been subjected to multiple FCC probes of ABC’s programming, the corporation has pushed back in court against Carr, in what has already amounted to a drawn-out and expensive legal tussle.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Barrot said French diplomatic missions were trying to put across the French case "so that we have our own narratives to disseminate, rather than being subjected to those of others."
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals. from the moment of conception until death.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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It was an eye-catching conjecture: one of the most revered of the Founding Fathers subjecting people held against their will to possibly painful shocks.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Under the new regime, visa holders who need more time will have to file formal applications with the federal government, subjecting themselves to additional background checks, biometric vetting, and other bureaucratic hurdles.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The team would put the players up in hotel rooms with two beds, subjecting Freeman to the incessant clicking of Heyward texting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Previous G-7s brought out the alpha in Trump, subjecting allies to barbs and white-knuckled handshakes and forcing other leaders to walk on eggshells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
And in subjecting ourselves to week after week of toil, tedium, and suffering, it struck me that most of us were probably seeking, above all else, something like a state of grace.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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