sycophant
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“A sycophant with no combat experience has to tell Xi what Xi wants to hear,” wrote Drew Thompson, a former Pentagon official who met Zhang when he visited the U.S. in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Peeking over her shoulder at her notes, he tuts, “Doesn’t sycophant have an ‘o’?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
Then, referring to the man who has replaced him as premier, he adds "not like Li Qiang", who he describes as a sycophant.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023
It has led to an enviable career, an unenviable amount of scorn, and accusations of being, well, a sycophant who clings to one of the world’s most famous athletes.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2018
Apparently, the man had gone from servant to sycophant.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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