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While medications are prescribed by an elite medical authority figure, supplements are peddled by entrepreneurs beholden only to the market.
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WIRED, 31 July 2023
Peacock wasn’t so beholden to tradition.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021
Politicians are increasingly beholden not to moderate voters who make up much of the electorate, but to extreme partisans who turn out in force for primary elections.
—Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
These days, he is served almost exclusively by sycophants, having replaced successive rounds of loyal yet inexperienced aides with staffers even more beholden and novice.
—Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022
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WIRED, 31 July 2023
Peacock wasn’t so beholden to tradition.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021
Politicians are increasingly beholden not to moderate voters who make up much of the electorate, but to extreme partisans who turn out in force for primary elections.
—Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
These days, he is served almost exclusively by sycophants, having replaced successive rounds of loyal yet inexperienced aides with staffers even more beholden and novice.
—Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022
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“Beholden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beholden. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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