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submission

[suhb-mish-uhn] / səbˈmɪʃ ən /


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My family has long been Angels fans, but we’ve finally been beaten into submission.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

“It’s kind of this submission to darkness that comes with grieving and missing someone,” Lacy said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

She invests the song’s complex storyline of submission and rebellion with pointed irony here and genuine despair there.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The university's submission also said that focusing the debate on tuition fees around student debt was "often misleading and inflated" compared to the "actual repayment reality, which for many graduates is significantly lower".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The Director means to scare people into submission.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Lilly said it now has data supporting global submissions for retatrutide to treat obesity, knee osteoarthritis pain, and sleep apnea.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Damen struggled with defence ministry demands for submissions to be on paper as well as for documentation to be in German, the paper reported in April, citing industry sources.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

The projections included only 18 submissions from the 19 participants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

A change to allow for four submissions for new artist instead of three “establishes more specific language surrounding prominence,” the academy said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

I pick up the stack of submissions and put it into my bag, and I say good-bye to Ms. Steck.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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