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






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About 1.3% has been distributed so far, with further tranches subject to the trustees’ discretion, he notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The policy also states that “ownership and club or league management have traditionally been held to a higher standard and will be subject to more significant discipline” if a violation has taken place.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Warsh’s speech, which is expected to hit this year’s theme of financial innovation, might leave the subject of the Treasury’s recent intervention untouched.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The deal remains subject to personal terms being agreed, but negotiations are at an advanced stage, with Jackson expected to reunite with Unai Emery having played under the Villa boss at Spanish club Villarreal.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

It becomes the subject of gossip and soon attracts the attention of the media, after which it escalates into a crisis of vast and humiliating proportions.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The Tennessee native rarely injected venom into her voice, even when singing about difficult subjects — but she does it here.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The professor spends "a lot of time" in her class exploring Parton's politics - or "Dollitics", a phrase coined by the singer's nephew to describe her way of handling thorny subjects.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

To identify these changes, researchers studied nearly half a million brain cells collected from people with depression and control subjects shortly after each donor's death.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

They ordered dozens, even hundreds of books at a time, on completely unrelated subjects, and routed them through logistics warehouses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

They offer advice on subjects ranging from relationships and finance to travel and shoes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The IRS could also maintain a database of individuals convicted or subjected to sanctions for their activity in the nonprofit sector and have nonprofits affirm that they don’t employ anyone on the list.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

“Many people feel like they’ve been subjected to a bait-and-switch in supplemental benefits,” he said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

In both environments, diamond is subjected to immense pressure.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Lord Woolley said issues of plagiarism were constant in academia and that a number of individuals, who had been accused of plagiarism had not been subjected to the attention Arday had received.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

It’s important to remember that once your adjustment-of-status application is pending, you will not be subjected to random deportation unless you commit a crime.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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

He accused the two newspapers of subjecting him to "an endless pursuit, a campaign, an obsession with having every aspect of my life under surveillance so they could get the run on their competitors".

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

“I feel terrible for subjecting you all to this,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 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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