thrall

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Those not already in thrall to Mr. Winchester may find that however much they want to be pleased with his style in “The Breath of the Gods,” they can’t quite get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Among other things, a customer in thrall to a fraudster will sometimes foil their own bank’s attempts to prevent them from sending money to a criminal.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025

He is no longer in thrall to policy and personnel choices.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2025

The music industry had largely written her off - but in England, where pop was in thrall to American R&B, she still had some heavyweight fans.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

Not his ascendancy alone, however, held me in thrall at present.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë