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Nevertheless, keeping a creditworthy borrower in a home through a sustainable modification and resolving the arrearage through a subordinate lien can be dramatically less costly than allowing the loan to fail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

In 2012, Kubasik was set to take the top job at rival defense contractor Lockheed Martin before that company ousted him for engaging in a “lengthy, close personal relationship” with a subordinate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

A few of the subordinate roles are amateurishly performed, but the main parts are vividly pulled off, and I was generally impressed by the ensemble’s flow and cohesion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Sales volumes recovered, but Nestlé fired Freixe in September 2025 after the company said an internal investigation found he had an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

A common error in student writing is to shift the tense from a main clause to a subordinate one even when they refer to the same time period.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The department also didn’t appear to have a policy addressing personal or romantic relationships between supervisors and subordinates, it found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The plaintiff sued for money and settled for an apology plus something his complaint never requested and no court could have awarded: immunity, granted by his own subordinates.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

This has long unnerved investors wary of backing a company whose mission explicitly subordinates profit to the broader benefit of humanity.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Under this model, leaders give subordinates clear objectives but leave the tactical execution to their discretion.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

But in the same way that a freedom fighter subordinates his own family to the family of the people, he must subordinate his own individual feelings to the movement.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

A press release from EFG refers to "approximately 232.6 million euros of subordinated debt".

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Find insight on subordinated bonds, Belfius Bank, Visa and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

But this pivotal friendship is subordinated to the group dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

In his post on X, he said that "the fight against drugs must be subordinated to the human rights of the Caribbean people".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

Awed by its magnificence, fearful of the supernatural powers controlled by its priesthood, local rulers subordinated themselves.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“We are going to collaborate .. but without subordinating ourselves,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

He prioritized camaraderie with league officials to burnish his résumé, subordinating WSU’s interests.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

Foti did not respond when asked about Gosar's pattern of subordinating congressional rules to his religion.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2023

He too believed in compromise, in making concessions, in subordinating personal goals for the good of the country, or the court.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2022

For that matter, many of the words that were traditionally called subordinating conjunctions, like before and after, are actually prepositions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker