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Recent Examples of libertarian
Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The libertarian leader has reduced government regulation and spending, and has brought inflation down from 211% in 2023 to around 30% today.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Bryan previously described himself as a libertarian and declared that his music wasn't political.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
But by participating in the past half century’s slide into hyper-individualism, libertarian paternalists are contributing to a collective ungluing.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The libertarian leader has reduced government regulation and spending, and has brought inflation down from 211% in 2023 to around 30% today.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
Davis, a staunch libertarian, is one of the company’s steadfast defenders.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Bryan previously described himself as a libertarian and declared that his music wasn't political.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
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Iran’s opposition spans a wide gamut—reformist, republican, and monarchist; domestic and international.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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The republican primary base has too much hate in their hearts to elect people who actually want to solve problems.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
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The libertines will begin the film in suits.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The event also commemorated roughly 100 protesters who were killed in February 2014 during Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity, a pro-Western uprising to thwart Russian influence on the fledgling democratic nation.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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But Indra Hang Subba, a parliamentary legislator from Sikkim, says such delays are inherent to India's democratic system.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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Klein has support from the Central Council of Jews in Germany, a representative body whose 100,000 members comprise about half of the total Jews living in Germany.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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When women participate in political life—as voters, candidates, and decision-makers—institutions become more representative and responsive.—
Celina Stewart,
Time,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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