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Recent Examples of libertarian
Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet things look rosy for the libertarians at this juncture, encouraging them to become even more ambitious.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Patel, in his demand for immediate reform of the deep state, can sound a bit like a nineteen-seventies civil libertarian.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
For much of the Ohio Senate primary, Vance trailed in the polls despite the largesse of Thiel, the explicitly pro-monopoly libertarian who poured $15 million into a super PAC supporting him.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
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Civil libertarians contend that that the police department has been overly aggressive in dealing with the crowd.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet things look rosy for the libertarians at this juncture, encouraging them to become even more ambitious.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Patel, in his demand for immediate reform of the deep state, can sound a bit like a nineteen-seventies civil libertarian.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
For much of the Ohio Senate primary, Vance trailed in the polls despite the largesse of Thiel, the explicitly pro-monopoly libertarian who poured $15 million into a super PAC supporting him.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
Adjective
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Both bills were introduced by Republican lawmakers in January but have bipartisan support.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Goldthorpe used language with racist undertones, alleging that Republican lawmakers were in a slave/master relationship with House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The resolution passed with all five Democratic members voting in favor while Councilman Randy Niemeyer, R-7th, voting against the resolution and Councilman Pete Lindemulder, R-4th, abstaining.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since 2001, the Democratic party has only lost the popular vote twice: once this most recent cycle and again in 2004.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2025
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The city's uptick is representative of the Sunshine State's influx of Chinese nationals since 2020, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This experience offers structured exposure to representative leadership, organizational governance, and community advocacy.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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