unilateral

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Recent Examples of unilateral In a virtual summit with President Trump on Wednesday, European leaders urged him not to make a unilateral Ukraine peace deal during his one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage on Friday. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025 Instead, Maryland Democrats should pursue a policy of radical, unilateral, disarmament and pass redistricting and electoral reforms that would make the state’s politics more competitive, dynamic and vibrant. Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2025 In August 2005, as part of Israel’s unilateral disengagement, the government forcibly removed approximately 8,600 Jewish residents from the area. Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The tariffs will also face a key legal test this week as the U.S. Court of Appeals hears arguments in a case challenging Trump's authority to tap into emergency powers to impose unilateral tariffs. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unilateral
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Adjective
  • In his dressing room at the Nederlander following a rehearsal, Ross spoke to Billboard about the origins of his one-man show, his career in comedy, the foreclosure and sale of the New York Friars Club’s landmarked townhouse headquarters and that Brady roast.
    Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Beth Rankin The one-man establishment of owner and buyer Dave Cleland, Invincible Vinyl stays true to the name by offering unbeatable deals in town for an increasingly costly medium.
    The Know, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • However, the benefits of this interaction are strictly one-sided as Monotropa siphons the carbohydrates, initially derived from the mycorrhizae’s host trees, for its own consumption.
    Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
  • Wednesday’s win, however, was the team’s most one-sided since a 4-0 victory over Seattle in mid May.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • The third level involves strengthening behavior, particularly in personal and professional contexts.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Johnson’s office directed questions to his political team, which confirmed the payments from a campaign account but said the property was being rented as office space — not a personal residence.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The impulse to pursue fantasy rather than grim realism reveals a generous sensibility which opens up the solitary figure of Branko to the audience.
    Sonya Vseliubska, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Protesters accosted and insulted individual attendees.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Implementation that is specific to individual communities based on data analytics, location size, and historical building constraints.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Exceptions apply when the right half of the roadway is closed, on a roadway designated for one-way traffic, or a roadway divided into more than two lanes, according to state law.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • An 11-mile, one-way loop road runs the entire perimeter of the valley with plenty of turn-offs that lead to hiking trails, historic homesites, picnic areas, viewpoints, and campgrounds.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The all-day restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and weekend brunch buffets, serving classic bistro cuisine, including pâté de champagne, sole grenobloise, and beef bourguignon.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Legal contracts have to be drawn up to ensure that the father will be considered the sole parent (and not the surrogate, who would otherwise hold parental rights).
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Lee's first school choice initiative, Education Savings Accounts, passed by a single vote in 2019.
    Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • While Cs-137 was only detected in a single shipment thus far, that does not mean other products made by the same manufacturer are not impacted.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Unilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilateral. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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