nonnegotiable

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Recent Examples of nonnegotiable Perich went against nonnegotiable rules on punt returns, including fair catching inside the 8-yard line and fielding a ball on the ground. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025 Education and training are critical to creating that sense of empowerment, while privacy and security also remain nonnegotiable guardrails. Theresa McDonnell, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 For many couples, infidelity is a nonnegotiable breach of trust, never to be forgiven. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 But the attempt to lead a revolutionary international movement against the United States and Israel, Sadjadpour said, is nonnegotiable. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonnegotiable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnegotiable
Adjective
  • On the other hand, cooperative and validating communication can help when problems are minor or unchangeable.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The State Department suspended processing applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker in January, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order proclaiming the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.
    Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Diagonal passes to onrushing full-backs has proven to be another effective route around the high defensive line, as Inter targeted Denzel Dumfries with 14 long balls out to his flank across the two-legged Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona last season.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But the tone of those attacks have amped up in recent days, drawing allegations from some Democrats that Cuomo’s campaign is leaning into Islamophobia in the final stretch of the campaign.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Bay Area is a punishing place to grow old on a fixed income.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Under the agreement, the county secures a fixed electricity rate of 14 cents per kilowatt-hour, providing long-term cost stability and protecting taxpayers from future energy price fluctuations.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In some cases, sportsbooks have taken down odds on certain events to protect against manipulation.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Also, they’re simply banned at certain sites, including all of Greece’s ancient monuments, for preservation reasons.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Because that's what these young girls feel like when a boy walks into their locker room and starts unchanging in front of them.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This dark energy, which Einstein labeled with the Greek letter lambda, has long been assumed to be unchanging and reliable through time.
    Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s no hard-and-fast rule, and if someone tells you there is?
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Final Thoughts Like most decision-making in business, there are no hard-and-fast rules.
    Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Howe’s first-choice midfield of Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton was both very settled and very, very good.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Look for 'buy one get one free' or 'buy one get one half off' deals on frozen and shelf-stable foods.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The pork jerky recall comes after more than 1,000 pounds of Ada Valley frozen ground beef were recalled in July after pieces of metal were also reportedly found in the product, according to the FSIS.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025

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