thralldom

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Critics and Cassandras of our thralldom to secondhand experience via the Internet are hardly scarce — Jaron Lanier, Evgeny Morozov, and Clifford Stoll are only among the most cogent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2022

But King Mahendra refuses to swap isolation for the thralldom of any great power, steadfastly pursues a policy of nonalignment.

From Time Magazine Archive

This backdrop contains vivid scenes -- among them, the subjugation of an immense subcontinent and ancient cultures by an upstart island, and the upheavals that result when this thralldom is abruptly ended.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her characters�Chloe, Marjorie and Grace�do indeed twitch to nature's rhythms, but the thralldom of their bodies is endlessly amusing to their unfettered minds.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Passover was, as we know, the great feast of Israel, first observed on the memorable night of their happy deliverance from the thralldom of Egypt.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)