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subservient

[suhb-sur-vee-uhnt] / səbˈsɜr vi ənt /




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We decline to think like machines or be subservient to machines.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Sparta needed allies to fill out its battle array, so it installed subservient leaders throughout the Peloponnese, their allies in the war against Athens.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

There is evidence that opinion appears to be changing as fans find out what it means to be the perceived subservient partner.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

"Like Musharraf, he has a subservient prime minister and the authority to reshape the army's structure," he said.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

This wasn’t like the small group of subservient workers we’d known at the Academy or the doublefile inmates from the roomier halls of Coxsackie.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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