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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
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Noun
  • The Moon moved into Aries and your private 12th House, making quiet more useful than consensus.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • To be included on the table, companies had to have beaten analysts' earnings consensus at least 75% of the time and average a gain of 1% or more the first day after posting results.
    Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The militant group Hamas has reached an agreement with the Board of Peace – tasked with implementing a long term ceasefire plan in Gaza – to relinquish its weapons, a senior official told CNN on Friday.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Jennings says, in situations like this, the two parties usually come to an agreement, but this should be a lesson.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Scientists say West Virginia’s low light pollution is creating a refuge for fireflies, including rare species that flash in perfect unison.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Not quite applause, more like the sound of strangers finding unison.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

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“Unanimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimity. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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