superiors
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His legal team will argue that he is not authorised to reveal details of any activities as a soldier and produce sworn statements from two of his military superiors to back that up.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
He also raised safety concerns with his superiors.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hochman said Flores simply could have taken notes on the inappropriate comments and turned them in to superiors or the independent inspector general, which strikes me as either sweetly naive or disingenuous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Those officers "could either on their own initiative or following orders from their superiors" help "facilitate an escape that would make it impossible for the accused to be available to justice", he wrote.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
He had known his sort in King’s Landing—fawning to his superiors, harsh to his inferiors, as blind as he was boastful and too proud by half.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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