subordinate
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"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
On other matters, it can subordinate profit to the mission and stakeholder interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
Another cop, whose name was not released by the department, was suspended for 10 days after both failing to disclose a relationship with a subordinate and using a department database for nonwork purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Individual's interest is subordinate to the organization’s interest.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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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
Holder, subordinates text and history to state prerogatives.
From Slate ● May 5, 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
J. T., who was in his late twenties, had cooled down his subordinates, but he didn’t seem to want to interfere directly with their catch.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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A press release from EFG refers to "approximately 232.6 million euros of subordinated debt".
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
It owns a majority stake in a lender called International Senior Loan Program, consisting of equity and subordinated notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
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
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“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
He too believed in compromise, in making concessions, in subordinating personal goals for the good of the country, or the court.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2022
For that matter, many of the words that were traditionally called subordinating conjunctions, like before and after, are actually prepositions.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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