subordination
Example Sentences
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"There will be no more occupation, prisoners, subordination or tutelage," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
When a securitized bond is backed by B-rated loans but structured as AAA through subordination and over-collateralization, Morningstar shows the underlying loan quality.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025
When lenders quietly rewrite the rules of engagement, or demand all-for-one consent before lien subordination, it signals a system steeling itself for impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
"Coordination yes, subordination no," she said, summarising her vision of relations with the US back in March.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
Just as you revert to being about nine years old when you go home to visit your parents, you revert to total subordination when you are in the presence of your former CEO.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing subordination
The Federalist Papers, No. 9 by Alexander Hamilton
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Second Treatise of Government
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More Than a Dream
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