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Noun
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The Trump administration has greater political flexibility to make such an offer than did the Obama or Biden administrations, thanks to the Republican Party’s deference to Trump’s foreign policy initiatives.—
Richard Nephew,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025 -
The Vikings will play the Steelers in Ireland on Sept. 28, but not because of deference to the Vikings.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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In a post-American Europe, Moscow would establish a patchwork of individual relationships with European countries, confronting some with territorial threats and gray-zone tactics (such as disinformation campaigns) and rewarding others for their acquiescence with cheap energy.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
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Their children and grandchildren will read about their silence, acquiescence, and cowardice.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2024
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Finally, applications submitted through national job boards typically are never reviewed by a human out of necessity, because there are so many low-quality and/or AI-powered job application bot submissions on those boards.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Tuition is $525 for applications submitted by June 30 and $575 for submissions past that date.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Most companies now have at least some security presence, whether driven by regulatory compliance or general employee awareness.—
Aditya Patel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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In critical sectors, the consequences can be severe, affecting safety and compliance.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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In one sense, Henry is the kind of useless man who creates hard times with his own passivity.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2025
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Curiously, Eze’s strike was the 22nd time Villa have conceded from an opponent’s first shot on target this season, which further suggests a passivity to how Villa start some games.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Mousiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousiness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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