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Recent Examples of unfree
In 1854, for example, Charleston’s Washington Fire Company recorded paying unfree Black firefighters between $5.00 and $37.75 in a month.
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Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Because of their supply of unfree labor to fight fires, Southern leaders felt little need to fireproof their cities, or adopt the innovations in firefighting made possible by new technologies.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
As a consequence, people in unfree but commodity-rich (think oil) parts of the world don’t represent a challenge to free countries like the United States.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
That potent and productive lie first emerged during the late 18th century, a byproduct of opportunism and the print revolution colliding with the material struggles of workers in unfree and expanding labor markets.
—Gunther Peck / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Because of their supply of unfree labor to fight fires, Southern leaders felt little need to fireproof their cities, or adopt the innovations in firefighting made possible by new technologies.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
As a consequence, people in unfree but commodity-rich (think oil) parts of the world don’t represent a challenge to free countries like the United States.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
That potent and productive lie first emerged during the late 18th century, a byproduct of opportunism and the print revolution colliding with the material struggles of workers in unfree and expanding labor markets.
—Gunther Peck / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfree
Adjective
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Not surprisingly, the latter is highly dependent on the former, industry experts say.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The new law made married women dependent citizens; their citizenship status was now entirely derived from that of their husbands.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The honor is awarded in recognition of a subject painting, genre painting, or mural project.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 May 2025
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His acerbic critique rendered the subject taboo for a generation, says Victor Mair, an expert on Chinese language at the University of Pennsylvania.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.—
Aaron Rothstein,
wsj.com,
3 Apr. 2023
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The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.—
Matt Murschel,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 May 2021
Adjective
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The First African Baptist Church in Savannah — which was founded by enslaved people and is the oldest continually open black church in North America — has many unique features.—
Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In 1860, 155 enslaved people were held at the property, according to National Park Service records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
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“Unfree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfree. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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