beholden to
idiom
formal
: owing a favor or gift to (someone) : having obligations to (someone)
politicians who are beholden to special interest groups
She works for herself, and so is beholden to no one.
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These ladies are forced to make impossible choices to avoid being beholden to the whims and tempers of the men in their lives.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 June 2024
But are regular Arizonans beholden to the same requirements?
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
The comic implied strongly that Furiosa and all of Immortan Joe’s wives were beholden to him as a benevolent rapist who chose to treat them well and protect them.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 24 May 2024
Instead, Saving Time, narrated by theater actor Kristen Sieh, is a hopeful meditation on learning to live life to the fullest without being totally beholden to the clock.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 June 2024
But are regular Arizonans beholden to the same requirements?
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
The comic implied strongly that Furiosa and all of Immortan Joe’s wives were beholden to him as a benevolent rapist who chose to treat them well and protect them.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 24 May 2024
Instead, Saving Time, narrated by theater actor Kristen Sieh, is a hopeful meditation on learning to live life to the fullest without being totally beholden to the clock.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
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