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Some of its language suggests that, despite several briefings, he completely misunderstands the subject of uranium enrichment—crucial to any negotiation with Iran.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Jamuna Paar - literally "across the Yamuna" - is shorthand for the city's eastern neighbourhoods and the subject of endless teasing over their neglected civic infrastructure.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The episode has put Krishna’s leadership under scrutiny and made the company, which employs 260,000 people, the subject of breakup and activist speculation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“We wouldn’t want to subject ourselves to anything like this. It’s not safe,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Penelope certainly had her own opinion on the subject, but as Agatha Swanburne once said, “Time will tell, but only in hindsight, for time is not talking just yet.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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He studied architecture at Princeton University and law at NYU and writes about both subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Somehow, they have become the sole experts on all subjects, from air pollution to monetary policy to human biology.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
It’s not simply that we watch Adrian age or revisit some of McElwee’s “Sherman’s March” subjects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Nuclear capabilities and related technology are among the most sensitive subjects in U.S.-China relations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Some princes were tolerant and allowed freedom of worship; others insisted that all their subjects convert to the new flavour of the month or forfeit their property at once.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Boyle Heights, a neighborhood that has been subjected to decades of toxic pollution from rail yards and other industries, has again become the center of attention of another environmental disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
And Stalin himself, whose body was initially interred in the same mausoleum that housed the embalmed Vladimir Lenin, was subjected to criticism for some of his evil deeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Over one-third of American children and a staggering 53 percent of Black children will be subjected to a child protective services investigation at some point in their childhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The 437-page report written by a panel of three judges in 2021 found that the state had shirked its duty to protect Caruana Galizia and subjected her to personal attacks and verbal abuse from politicians.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Indeed, for most of us this is of less importance than the innumerable small-scale exposures to which we are subjected day by day, year after year.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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It would also make it an offence to remove a person from Northern Ireland for the purposes of subjecting them to conversion practices.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Pyongyang withdrew from the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1993 and has since conducted six nuclear tests, subjecting it to multiple United Nations resolutions, and is believed to possess dozens of nuclear warheads.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Those doubling down, however, are subjecting themselves to public wrath.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
Sen. Adam Schiff and 15 members of California’s congressional delegation sent a letter Monday to major insurers demanding to know why they are allegedly subjecting L.A. wildfire survivors to claims reviews requiring itemized property receipts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Problem was, with Rishi and his utter guilelessness, she felt guilty for her ferocity, for subjecting him to an entire lifetime of pent-up rage that had little to do with him.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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