noncooperation

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Recent Examples of noncooperation According to Macron, these rebukes and threats of noncooperation from the U.S. in the face of military danger felt like a shock to the system. Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025 Each campus should follow state law and guidelines regarding noncooperation with ICE and/or other federal entities. Isidro Ortiz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 In addition, state-level politicians, including attorneys general and governors, have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to challenge federal overreach through litigation and noncooperation. Victor Menaldo, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025 The law was implemented in 2018 and effectively legalized noncooperation between state law enforcement agencies and federal immigration officials. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for noncooperation
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Noun
  • The performance goes from fiery to ineffectual as DiCaprio’s character, Bob, loses his youthful rebelliousness in a haze of pot and resignation.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The rebelliousness can be witnessed in everything from its ’70s-in-California style to the very naming conventions Mother chooses for its viral products — adored by A-listers like Gigi Hadid, Chrissy Teigen, Millie Bobby Brown, and more.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When the series begins, in 1868, Ireland is under British rule — but a group known as the Fenians leads a rebellion for independence.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • These motifs carry layered meanings, shifting from innocence to rebellion.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Minnesota passed on Rodgers at the time, almost to signal a vote of defiance or confidence in McCarthy.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In recent months, some council members have pushed, in open defiance, for outside groups to take another look, on the city’s behalf, at the economics of moving out of the Civic Center complex.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While this change reduces the explicit admission of willfulness, a narrative is still required.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Grammys treated the Stones with a similar level of stunning disrespect until awarding them Best Rock Album last year for Hackney Diamonds.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • No disrespect to the academy, but it sort of pales in comparison to this.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the Steelers, for whatever reason, insisted on rushing, and their stubbornness fed into four scoreless drives in the second half.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • What led me to actually having the opportunity to do it was a combination of luck, timing and stubbornness.
    Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Moja Rowa Colorful disobedience is how Moja Rowa cofounders Yelena Mojarova and Edward Benedikt Sittler characterize their creative spirit and brand ethos.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The ladies move closer to God through acts of disobedience, debauchery, and disgrace; by visiting seedy places and commingling with the disreputable.
    Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Noncooperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncooperation. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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