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[suhb-jikt, suhb-jekt] / ˈsʌb dʒɪkt, səbˈdʒɛkt /






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In an understatement of the modern age, Anthropic says “we are subject to complex and evolving laws, regulations, and other legal obligations related to privacy and data protection.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"The public functions of state policing ought to be subject to human oversight and scrutiny," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Although scientists generally agree that it was associated with aquatic environments, exactly how it moved, hunted, and spent its time remains a subject of debate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Meghan’s relationship with her 82-year-old father has been the subject of media scrutiny since 2018, when she and Prince Harry tied the knot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The subject of the email gives nothing away.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Adhwaryu says artists may soften captions, avoid certain subjects or think twice before submitting a cartoon.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

They chose to dramatize key exchanges between Fielder and his subjects with re-enactments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

At a later press conference, Baron Cohen -- as himself -- defended satire as the quintessential format for "shining a light on, maybe, subjects that we haven't really discussed as a society before."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Niemi said he asked the same question about gay men abusing children to several interview subjects that day, and none of them reacted with violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“The country,” said Darcy, “can in general supply but few subjects for such a study. In a country neighbourhood you move in a very confined and unvarying society.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Twenty of them filed suit against May Wah, saying they were subjected to spells without heat or water, and won a $1.7-million settlement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The social media posts where he does try to present himself as down-to-earth are frequently subjected to viral mockery.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Boeing 737 MAX is undergoing inspections to see if the extreme speeds and forces it was subjected to during the attack were severe enough to prevent the aircraft flying again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Barrot said French diplomatic missions were trying to put across the French case "so that we have our own narratives to disseminate, rather than being subjected to those of others."

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Experiments show that the younger the animal is when it is subjected to a cancer-producing agent the more certain is the production of cancer.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

It was an eye-catching conjecture: one of the most revered of the Founding Fathers subjecting people held against their will to possibly painful shocks.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Under the new regime, visa holders who need more time will have to file formal applications with the federal government, subjecting themselves to additional background checks, biometric vetting, and other bureaucratic hurdles.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses the university of failing to protect pro-Palestinian students from attacks by external groups and of subjecting those students to unnecessary scrutiny and discrimination on campus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

If USC had maintained its traditional rivalry scheduling with Notre Dame this season, they would have sold out the Coliseum on Thanksgiving Saturday instead of subjecting a sparse August crowd to possible heatstroke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Between these fields was the forest, which Indians were subjecting to parallel changes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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