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[suhb-jikt, suhb-jekt] / ˈsʌb dʒɪkt, səbˈdʒɛkt /






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Ryan Majerus, a former US trade official, told AFP the law is "subject to a lot of litigation risk" and has never been tested.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Others are wary of the new approach to investment-management prices, which relies on labor-market numbers that are subject to large revisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

With an indirect rollover, the check is made payable to the former employee, is treated as a distribution and is subject to mandatory 20% tax withholding.

From MarketWatch Jul. 19, 2026

The law change is subject to consultation with the Sentencing Council, but the Ministry of Justice said it would be introduced as soon as possible.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

He hated lying, especially to his mother, but he knew this was the quickest way to change the subject.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Somehow, they have become the sole experts on all subjects, from air pollution to monetary policy to human biology.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

It was Chase’s misfortune to have worked in short subjects at a time when they were going out of fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Bernstein is reluctant to pathologize either of her twisted subjects.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

During our Zoom, with the background carefully faded behind her wavy blond bob, she promises that she doesn’t just copy and paste her subjects and settings from what sells.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

She was the tallest girl in our class, and she looked down at us like she was the queen of the world and we were her misbehaving subjects.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

The Saint Simeon monastery itself was subjected to "looting, illegal excavation, military use and neglect", according to site director Abdel Jalil Arabi.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Jessica Levinson, a Loyola Marymount University law professor and political commentator, said Siebel Newsom had been subjected to heightened public scrutiny for years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Over one-third of American children and a staggering 53 percent of Black children will be subjected to a child protective services investigation at some point in their childhoods.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Over three trips to World Cups held south of the border—1970, 1986, and 2026—England has been subjected to some of the most traumatic episodes in the nation’s already excruciating football history.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Through no fault of their own, they were subjected to the most humiliating procedure that a child could go through.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Pyongyang withdrew from the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1993 and has since conducted six nuclear tests, subjecting it to multiple United Nations resolutions, and is believed to possess dozens of nuclear warheads.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

Those doubling down, however, are subjecting themselves to public wrath.

From Slate Jun. 1, 2026

Sen. Adam Schiff and 15 members of California’s congressional delegation sent a letter Monday to major insurers demanding to know why they are allegedly subjecting L.A. wildfire survivors to claims reviews requiring itemized property receipts.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

"I think we all want serious criminals to be caught but that doesn't justify subjecting the entirety of your population to suspicion-less identity checks."

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

Between these fields was the forest, which Indians were subjecting to parallel changes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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