obsequious
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The result for Infantino has been an obsequious presence around American officials while navigating thorny questions of U.S. foreign policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Last month's Nato summit in The Hague was an exercise in obsequious courtship.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
You need someone who has a large ego but will be obsequious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024
The humor laced through her lickspittles' obsequious efforts to placate her doesn’t quite dare you to laugh but isn’t going out of its way to encourage giggles either.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024
Although he had no friends he was welcomed by his obsequious class mates and took up a natural and cold position of leadership in the schoolyard.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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