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Recent Examples of unanimity The new indictments come as legal teams for both Jones and Dowling are in the process of seeking acquittals from Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross after evidence presented at a six-week trial in Akron failed in March to lead to unanimity among jurors, who deliberated for nine days. CBS News, 7 June 2026 However, this idea was shelved due to lack of unanimity. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 The decision, which required unanimity in the 27-nation bloc, will impose a travel ban and freeze assets of a group of Israeli settlers and organizations and sanctions on Hamas members. Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 11 May 2026 But experience shows that member states are, for mysterious reasons, relatively allergic to the concept, even though council implementing acts are adopted by unanimity. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unanimity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimity
Noun
  • The stock has an RSI of 77 and carries a buy consensus from analysts.
    Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, on TikTok, on Threads, and, presumably, in innumerable group texts, a contrarian consensus has flourished.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The agreement Hansen describes would be a much larger legal matter than a standard screening NDA, and would not be asked of other individuals screening the film — including press and third-party marketing agencies.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Other notable laws passed this legislative session included a ban on 287(g) agreements and the Maryland Community Trust Act.
    Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Strangers sang to each other in joyful unison, while others closed their eyes or held their hands on their chest in complete awe of witnessing a veteran artist in her element.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The fury of bodies colliding, hypercharged by the fear and loneliness and tragedy of being young, righted itself into something almost breathing and moving in unison.
    Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Unanimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimity. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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