subjugate
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In 1876 President Ulysses S. Grant ordered the Army to subjugate the traditionals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
As he told the court that Combs had used his fame and power to "subjugate" his victims, the music mogul did not look up, remaining expressionless for the judge's 20-minute speech.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
They are only a sticking point for would-be kings and despots who successfully deceive and subjugate the masses.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025
In James Gunn’s “Superman,” the titular superhero is devastated when he learns that his birth parents sent him to Earth to subjugate humanity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025
If Minya had gotten Skathis’s power, she wondered, would she be any different from him, or would she willingly subjugate a whole population, and justify it all within the rigid parameters of justice.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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