unilateral

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Recent Examples of unilateral In the days and weeks ahead, the terms of the deal and its implementation will sharpen, as will Lebanon’s internal political accounting over Hezbollah’s unilateral decision on October 8, 2023, to reopen the front. Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024 In a night of high drama, lawmakers forced their way past nearly 300 troops deployed outside the National Assembly building, and unanimously voted to block the decree, which the president was legally bound to obey – effectively reversing the president’s unilateral order. Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024 Hegseth will, thus, occupy an even stronger position to engage with military threats to the United States with supporting economic policies that are not just unilateral executive actions by the Trump administration. S.l. Nelson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024 Trump has also gone so far as to threaten unilateral U.S. military action to stop the arrival of fentanyl from Mexico, where the opioid is made by crime groups using chemicals imported from Asia. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unilateral 
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Adjective
  • The way Hutson is commanding play from the back end by serving as a one-man breakout machine and using his excellent skating in the offensive zone to set up scoring chances at will is honestly Quinn Hughes-esque at times.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The company packed 14,000 people into a Las Vegas stadium, all of whom lined up to see Jensen Huang appear in a flashy leather jacket and reveal Nvidia’s latest tech over the course of a feature-length one-man show.
    Verge Staff, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But the relationship is less one-sided in the movie.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • That streak is now all but certain to reach seven consecutive wins after a four-touchdown game in primetime that was so one-sided the Bills pulled Allen to avoid risking injury with Buffalo leading 35-10 early in the fourth quarter.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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  • Whatever your personal design style, color will play a big part in setting the tone for your home, and these sage green decorating ideas can be part of a restful, serene environment.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The rationale for the legislation is that Congress doesn’t want despots in North Korea or Russia or Iran or China to have reams of private and personal information on half of the country.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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  • In any event, the solitary vehicle didn’t get very far.
    David Axe, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Championship leaders’ advantage has been trimmed to a solitary point.
    Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • GoFundMe GoFundMe has taken the step of creating a dedicated page that brings together all of the individual fundraising pages for victims, first responders, and others in need due to the Los Angeles-area fires.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The new facility, which will operate throughout the year, has a reception and waiting area, a separate space with individual booths where injecting can take place, a recovery area and an aftercare area where advice will be offered by charities and support organizations.
    Stephen Castle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Her voyage to space, as the scientists who worked with her knew, was only ever meant to be a one-way trip.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The free Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry runs year-round between Hatteras and Ocracoke Island, with each one-way trip lasting 40-45 minutes.
    Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The sole damage to the home was to two of the exterior panes – one cracked, while the other below it shattered entirely.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The two organizations have a bitter rivalry going back decades, with Calgary’s sole Stanley Cup built (by Cliff Fletcher and Bob Johnson) for the single purpose of beating the Oilers.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • For example, all three major airports in the Washington, D.C. area saw records for the most firearms detected in a single year.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Again, because all of these are estimates, a single score is less useful than tracking your score over time.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Unilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilateral. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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