beholden
Example Sentences
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The military said it refused to be beholden to a corporation and pushed back, labeling Anthropic a threat akin to an enemy foreign power and blocking it from some government contracts.
From Los Angeles Times
"Because I feel like if I've met someone and you have some sort of relationship with them, then you feel beholden in a way," he said, adding it creates a "different level of responsibility".
From BBC
“He is totally beholden to the base, and they are totally opposed to giving the U.S. carte blanche,” Rahman said.
“So, I’m not beholden to it, but I like him in the three-hole right now.”
From Los Angeles Times
In an interview Monday, she portrayed herself as not beholden to any special interest groups.
From Los Angeles Times
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