subject
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In the sweep and welter of its subject matter—dogma, history, fact, law, justice, anecdote, theory, prophecy—it almost suggests the Bible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It has had a very successful run, a high rate of growth, it’s not as subject to the fluctuations of the business cycle as maybe other things are.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Havana's senior figures across the energy, financial and defence sectors are already subject to US sanctions.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
What children should be fed has been a subject of debate for centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The subject has the ability to completely take on a surrounding environment, becoming practically invisible.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Are there specific subjects that must be covered in the class, such as investing or budgeting?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Unintentionally, and no doubt painfully, the British royal family has, in modern times, increasingly become a high-profile mirror of its subjects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Teng and her subjects are embedded in a world of tough choices and grim conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Many subjects have seen a shift from final exams to class-based assessment and the first pupils to take the courses get Year 10 results on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The curriculum was quite specialized: You had to choose three core subjects and focus on them.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
In both environments, diamond is subjected to immense pressure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
"It is wrong that the journalists who did their job responsibly are now being subjected to an onslaught of abuse."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Lord Woolley said issues of plagiarism were constant in academia and that a number of individuals, who had been accused of plagiarism had not been subjected to the attention Arday had received.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mari is acquiring ATG from Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. for an undisclosed price and the deal is subjected to regulatory approvals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Perhaps I was being subjected to a test of some kind.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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
He accused the two newspapers of subjecting him to "an endless pursuit, a campaign, an obsession with having every aspect of my life under surveillance so they could get the run on their competitors".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
“I feel terrible for subjecting you all to this,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
“Now if there were a cure,” Tam says, still pretty much shouting, “d’ye honestly think I’d be subjecting ye to all this here rubbish a-floating outta my brain?”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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