subordinate

A good education requires the student to subordinate himself to something beyond his own preferences so that he may receive the wisdom of another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Under an FHA partial claim, eligible mortgage arrearages are placed into a zero-interest subordinate lien.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain," Ceferin said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

She would quickly subordinate her own desires to those of the family or the community, because she knew cooperation was the only way to survive.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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

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

This has long unnerved investors wary of backing a company whose mission explicitly subordinates profit to the broader benefit of humanity.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 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

It meant he had to place a lot of trust in his subordinates.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

The iTraxx Europe Sub financials index of euro subordinated bonds credit default swaps rises 2 basis points to 101bps, S&P Global Market Intelligence data show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

But this pivotal friendship is subordinated to the group dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

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

Tribes, recently independent and now variously subordinated to national states, still occupy much of New Guinea, Melanesia, and Amazonia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“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

Subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating word or phrase such as although, because, even if, when, whenever, since, as though, whether, as long as, until, or while.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

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