SUBJECT TO, BE Definition & Meaning

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subject to, be

Depend on, be likely to be affected by, as in Our vacation plans are subject to the boss's whims . [Early 1800s]
Be likely to incur or receive, as in This memo is subject to misinterpretation . [Late 1300s]
Be prone or disposed to, as in This child has always been subject to colds . [Late 1300s]
Be under the control or authority of, as in All citizens in this nation are subject to the law . [First half of 1300s]

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I am not sure why Goldstein feels passionately enough about the subject to be this bootlickingly wrong about it in public.

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As reported by The Associated Press, the newsletter that first broke the story, Status, and the New York Times both cited unnamed sources who identified the reporting subject to be Kennedy, who dropped out of the presidential race in August.

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The filmmaker expected his subject to be angry.

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Washington insisted that “any property obviously belonging to the inhabitants of these States, in the possession of the garrison, shall be subject to be reclaimed.”

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About 1,300 hate crimes were reported in elementary schools, secondary schools and colleges in 2022, up from 700 in 2018 — an increase of about 90 percent, according to the report, the first on the subject to be issued by the federal government.

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