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subject

[suhb-jikt, suhb-jekt] / ˈsʌb dʒɪkt, səbˈdʒɛkt /






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Northern Star said the Gold Fields bid was subject to several onerous conditions and requirements, and that a deal would have exposed its shareholders to jurisdictional and operational risks given its significant equity component.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The usual process when any points penalty is handed down is that it is applied immediately, subject to appeal.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

As "the symbol of one's personality" voice is subject to "publicity rights" and "rights to prevent unauthorised use of one's portrait and likeness", the ministry said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Perhaps we’re just as responsible for trivializing the show’s subject matter as the show itself.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, Mrs. Apple was delighted by their passion for her own favorite subject.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Karl van Bibber, a Berkeley professor of nuclear engineering, served as Seiler's informal adviser on subjects ranging from X-ray imaging to scientific publishing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Blending Yoruba, Catholic and mystical traditions, their photos feature jet-black subjects that blend into inky backgrounds, their eyes piercing the darkness as they stare at the viewer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Since the law’s voter-approved repeal, students receiving bilingual instruction have demonstrated higher academic achievement across subjects and higher rates of English proficiency compared with students who received instruction in English only, Garcia Bedolla said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

New vocational GCSEs will be introduced from 2029 for 14-year-olds alongside existing core academic subjects in England.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

No one in the audience perceived a link between the two subjects being discussed.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Pyrobitumen is an insoluble form of organic carbon that develops when buried crude oil or kerogen -- a source material for natural gas -- is subjected to intense heating deep below the surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Newark was subjected to a series of significant disruptions last year and more earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

But more than 700 members of the film industry signed a petition in support of the filmmakers, saying they were being subjected to a "campaign of incitement and vilification".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

But it’s going to take a while for the rest of us to fully grasp the heinousness of the duplicity to which we were unwittingly subjected throughout many stages of our lives.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018

Later he was to realize that all that then happened was merely a preliminary, a routine interrogation to which nearly all prisoners were subjected.

From "1984" by George Orwell

It was an eye-catching conjecture: one of the most revered of the Founding Fathers subjecting people held against their will to possibly painful shocks.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Under the new regime, visa holders who need more time will have to file formal applications with the federal government, subjecting themselves to additional background checks, biometric vetting, and other bureaucratic hurdles.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

In her IMDb autobiography, she recalled early memories of subjecting relatives to renditions of “When I Grow Too Old to Dream,” from the 1935 film “The Night Is Young.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Previous G-7s brought out the alpha in Trump, subjecting allies to barbs and white-knuckled handshakes and forcing other leaders to walk on eggshells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

She still had a slight accent, and she did not like to speak in public, subjecting herself to her classmates' ridicule.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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