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A few of the subordinate roles are amateurishly performed, but the main parts are vividly pulled off, and I was generally impressed by the ensemble’s flow and cohesion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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 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

Its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, which includes Iran, shed scores of career officials last year, many of them replaced by greener subordinates or political appointees.

From Slate ● May 1, 2026

Under this model, leaders give subordinates clear objectives but leave the tactical execution to their discretion.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

The party also placed some of Ma’s former subordinates in the Shenzhen municipal government and the chairman of a major property developer in the city under investigation in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

But he cannot escape the dynamic dictated to him by his culture in which subordinates must respect the dictates of their superiors.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

A press release from EFG refers to "approximately 232.6 million euros of subordinated debt".

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Those showed about $687 million of debt and subordinated notes, which was more than 10 times equity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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

But he bristled at subordinating his personal quest for the truth to the priorities of the group, which included, tediously, the maintenance of the machine.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik