as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
she mistakenly believed that she could insult people with impunity
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Although many states seek to salvage and defend the system, many others are undermining it by thwarting WTO negotiations, violating global trade rules with impunity, and impeding efforts to restore dispute settlement and enforcement.
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Kristen Hopewell, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2024
Mind Your Language Especially in AI, technical and lay terms get thrown about with impunity.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
No, not the kind of power that politicians wield with impunity.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
These lawful but awful orders are more likely to emerge if presidents, emboldened by their own sense of impunity, increasingly test the limits of their power.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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Kristen Hopewell, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2024
Mind Your Language Especially in AI, technical and lay terms get thrown about with impunity.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
No, not the kind of power that politicians wield with impunity.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
These lawful but awful orders are more likely to emerge if presidents, emboldened by their own sense of impunity, increasingly test the limits of their power.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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That's why boosting immunity with another dose for those most vulnerable to COVID-19 complications could protect them as their chances of getting infected potentially increase.Alice Park, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Former President Trump's lawyers' request to delay their response to special counsel Jack Smith's immunity motion in his 2020 election subversion case was granted by a federal judge on Monday.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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Voters will also weigh Proposition 1 -- a measure introduced by the state legislature that, if approved, would amend the state constitution to include anti-discrimination protections for pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes and reproductive health care and autonomy.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The country has boasted about its protection of women, particularly women of color, who live in and visit its most popular cities.Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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This temporary exemption is set to sunset on December 31, 2025.Jessica Ledingham, J.D., LL.M., Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, a Trump administration might roll back Affordable Care Act policies that provide no-cost contraception, including emergency contraception, by reinstating moral exemptions.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Impunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impunity. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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