subservient
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There is evidence that opinion appears to be changing as fans find out what it means to be the perceived subservient partner.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
"Like Musharraf, he has a subservient prime minister and the authority to reshape the army's structure," he said.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
All of them, he thinks, lack the rhythms of the game because, as with a pitch clock, they are “ultimately subservient to the demands of Hollywood narratives.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
Here is a legend who spent her life subservient to her art, unable to conjure the miracles that defined her existence.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
“Certainly it isn’t, Colonel,” Milo disagreed in a somewhat firm tone, raising his subservient eyes significantly just far enough to arrest Colonel Cathcart’s.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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