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Recent Examples on the Web The ultimate freedom is anarchy and the jungle, so actually less freedom can bring joy to someone other than the top predator. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024 In new conditions of anarchy, groups can see other groups as threatening even as each only seeks to defend itself. Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024 The pro contingent, which includes this critic, appreciated its glowering social-realist spin and its adventurousness in observing Batman lore while tethering it to a morally bankrupt view of contemporary America on the brink of anarchy, cracked open by class and wealth divisions. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024 Told unequivocally that the atmosphere at Columbia was hostile, Shafik equivocated — until the anarchy escalated to the point that the university had no choice but to call in the NYPD. The Editors, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anarchy 
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Noun
  • Coupled with the general chaos of These Times, a touch of nostalgia feels like the perfect balm.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Flight cancellations from what was unofficially dubbed Winter Storm Elliott were inevitable, creating chaos at most airlines for a day.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • With Fede Valverde's partner attacking Ancelotti and the team's forwards on social media during the match, unrest is growing in the Spanish capital.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And police in Washington and other cities are preparing for the possibility of serious Election Day unrest.
    Steve Peoples, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Lo knows to play a long game, and plans to remain steadfast while waiting for the turmoil to subside.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The bottom line: There's more turmoil — and testing — ahead.
    Mike Allen, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Hamas is an oppressive, misogynistic and homophobic organization whose misrule has hurt Palestinians and Israelis alike.
    Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
  • Combined with chronic misrule by the authority, the exclusion of a wide range of Palestinian political factions and political orientations has left the PLO and the PA with very little standing among Palestinians.
    Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023

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“Anarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchy. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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