beholden
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The S&P 400 does not leave you beholden to a small number of stocks or a single industry.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
For now, Sweden relies on the U.S. for launches, which makes it beholden to a busy schedule dominated by commercial actors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
There’s a culture at the time of lavish gift-giving to diplomats and foreign officials, and he’s just terrified that officers of the United States will be beholden and influenced by foreigners.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
And there’s something appealing about an outsider crashing City Hall, which is way too beholden to sclerotic lifers who can be as clueless about what the city needs as Pratt turned out to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Land rush means we have a chance to claim our own acres. Our own home. Not beholden, owing nobody.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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