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






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Following the diplomatic back-and-forth about a potentially existential subject could tire anyone out, so spend the rest of your night doing something else!

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

Kearney was the subject of secret operations aimed at discovering his confidential sources while he worked at the BBC in Belfast.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

“And now to not waste time, we move right along to the subject of grammar.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Hearing that validation in therapy and from really wonderful subjects helped me get there.

From Los Angeles Times 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

Bernstein is reluctant to pathologize either of her twisted subjects.

From Salon Jul. 15, 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

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

Jessica Levinson, a Loyola Marymount University law professor and political commentator, said Siebel Newsom had been subjected to heightened public scrutiny for years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 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

Plastic additives are subjected to solid phase extraction with analysis by gas chromatography mass spectrometry.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

I am wheeled into a room where I am subjected to freezing temperatures.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Previous G-7s brought out the alpha in Trump, subjecting allies to barbs and white-knuckled handshakes and forcing other leaders to walk on eggshells.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 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

She must hate me for subjecting her to something so demeaning.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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