with a (single) stroke of a/the/his/her pen
idiom
: by a single act of moving a pen when it is being used to write or sign something
—used figuratively
The President has the power to end this policy with a (single) stroke of a/the/his pen.
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That can just be brushed aside literally with a stroke of a pen.
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Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
All these things that President Biden did with the stroke of a pen, Trump can undo with a stroke of a pen, immediately.
—NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Biden should recognize Palestine the same way President Harry Truman recognized the state of Israel in 1948, just 11 minutes after the nation’s self-creation: with a stroke of the pen.
—Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2024
The European Union has the power to eliminate the smuggling economy with a stroke of a pen.
—Dimi Reider, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2015
Slashing through thousands of pages of red tape with a stroke of his pen, Shapiro focused solely on rebuilding as fast as possible and refused to let interest group politics or bureaucratic inertia slow things down.
—Lindsay Lewis, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
The book involves more diagnosis and lamentation than prescriptions, since Yavlinsky is fully aware that moral behavior cannot be built, or rebuilt, with a stroke of the pen.
—Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
But these orders are vulnerable to legal challenge, and when the presidency shifts to the other party, the incoming president can sweep them away with a stroke of his pen.
—William A. Galston, WSJ, 26 July 2022
The Biden administration can reverse some of those actions quickly – for instance, as president, Joe Biden can undo Donald Trump’s executive orders with a stroke of the pen.
—Daniel Farber, The Conversation, 18 Jan. 2021
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Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
All these things that President Biden did with the stroke of a pen, Trump can undo with a stroke of a pen, immediately.
—NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Biden should recognize Palestine the same way President Harry Truman recognized the state of Israel in 1948, just 11 minutes after the nation’s self-creation: with a stroke of the pen.
—Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2024
The European Union has the power to eliminate the smuggling economy with a stroke of a pen.
—Dimi Reider, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2015
Slashing through thousands of pages of red tape with a stroke of his pen, Shapiro focused solely on rebuilding as fast as possible and refused to let interest group politics or bureaucratic inertia slow things down.
—Lindsay Lewis, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
The book involves more diagnosis and lamentation than prescriptions, since Yavlinsky is fully aware that moral behavior cannot be built, or rebuilt, with a stroke of the pen.
—Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
But these orders are vulnerable to legal challenge, and when the presidency shifts to the other party, the incoming president can sweep them away with a stroke of his pen.
—William A. Galston, WSJ, 26 July 2022
The Biden administration can reverse some of those actions quickly – for instance, as president, Joe Biden can undo Donald Trump’s executive orders with a stroke of the pen.
—Daniel Farber, The Conversation, 18 Jan. 2021
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“With a (single) stroke of a/the/his/her pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20a%20%28single%29%20stroke%20of%20a%2Fthe%2Fhis%2Fher%20pen. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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