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subordinate

[suh-bawr-dn-it, suh-bawr-dn-eyt] / səˈbɔr dn ɪt, səˈbɔr dnˌeɪt /




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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

The military is subordinate to its civilian commander in chief, and as chairman of the Joint Chiefs, he has no direct command of battlefield forces.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2026

Thomas might be several years younger than Metias and a subordinate on his patrol, but he’s more disciplined than anyone I know.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

The plaintiff sued for money and settled for an apology plus something his complaint never requested and no court could have awarded: immunity, granted by his own subordinates.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Wasn’t it true, a juror asked, that he had taken to delegating tasks to subordinates in recent years?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The November 2024 indictment in New York accused the industrialist and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part of a vast bribery scheme.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

The scandal has resurfaced age-old questions about Capitol Hill culture and the power dynamics between elected officials and their subordinates.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

The diamond-studded scythe and his rainbow of subordinates followed, looking around at the understated opulence of the mansion.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

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

That climate of deference fostered a culture of complicity, where questions of social responsibility were subordinated to uncritical faith in authority.

From Salon Jul. 22, 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

Determined not to quarantine either story, she prefers what she calls the egalitarian “jump cut,” to the subordinating “meanwhile.”

From Slate Oct. 21, 2025

“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

He was therefore well practiced in subordinating his own inclinations and style to Washington’s larger purposes.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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