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Recent Examples of libertarian
Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
By contrast, many libertarians and budget hawks are underwhelmed by the lack of meaningful structural reforms, ever-diminishing estimates of DOGE’s savings and its focus on gloss over substance.
—Leonard Gilroy, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
This is why the oceans have long been a magnet for libertarians hoping to flee governments, taxes and other people by creating their own sovereign micronations in international waters.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Far from being just a band of small-government libertarians, tech executives see an opportunity to shape the world in their image.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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What was once the domain of libertarians and open-source developers has become a geopolitical flashpoint.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
By contrast, many libertarians and budget hawks are underwhelmed by the lack of meaningful structural reforms, ever-diminishing estimates of DOGE’s savings and its focus on gloss over substance.
—Leonard Gilroy, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
This is why the oceans have long been a magnet for libertarians hoping to flee governments, taxes and other people by creating their own sovereign micronations in international waters.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Far from being just a band of small-government libertarians, tech executives see an opportunity to shape the world in their image.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
Adjective
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The White House has criticized this CBO estimate, as have several Republican lawmakers.—
Luke Garrett,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Trump has already taken over the legislative aspect — with no pushback from the Republican majority — by overturning many aspects of the government and funding that had previously been put in place by Congress.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Presenting as Muslim perhaps exempted him from comparisons to 2020 Democratic Congressional candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni from Texas, who used his polyglot skills to reach a wide array of voters, but was chastised for seemingly pandering to Hindu conservatives.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Three Republicans opposed the measure — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky — alongside every Democratic senator.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Lee’s assessment of this predicament is representative of the views of not only most Southeast Asian countries but also much of the world.—
Yuen Foong Khong,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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But to say that Emma is representative of the ASD community is to misunderstand the nature of the spectrum.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2025
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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