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In the face of a passive Republican Congress and a pliant Supreme Court, such a turn of events could prove disastrous.

His pliant nature makes him a bullying magnet, including by Rain’s friends.

"As the music began, my hand set the brush aside and I dipped my finger into the soft, pliant paint," she said.

From his perspective, that means Ukraine's unacceptable ambition to be part of a prosperous, democratic Europe rather than returning to Moscow's orbit and become a pliant, satellite nation like Belarus.

Bass portrayed her city as pliant and fierce enough to take the hits and bounce back stronger.