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There’s an open bemoaning of our current vogue for leeching the fun out of an athletically driven child’s playtime, and systematizing the search for the next greats through overscheduling, roteness, and slavishness to statistics.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2018

On balance, the essay is thoughtful and strange: after tackling the tough questions about love, identity, balance and subservience in male-female relationships, Sanders writes about "slavishness" and "pigness" that most couples wrestle with.

From US News • May 28, 2015

Anaïs Nin gets a single reference, despite Seaver's slavishness toward awful old Henry Miller.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2012

Two new books will be invaluable keys both to Turgenev and to the "mystery" of Russian slavishness.

From Time Magazine Archive

And this slavishness to the group normally extends into every game, every practice, social or otherwise.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck