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subsumed

[suhb-soomd] / səbˈsumd /




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Washington’s intention to wage a humane and gentlemanly war for American independence was subsumed by proliferating mayhem, especially on the remote frontiers, where practices such as scalping were well established.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Matsumoto emphasizes the institutional aspect of our times by showing how the identities of individuals have become subsumed by their jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

It was abolished in 2012 and subsumed into NHS England.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

America’s crisis and failure of imagination has been subsumed by a horrible reality — one that is not going away anytime soon.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

But animated by voice those words are subsumed into sounds.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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