unilateral

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Recent Examples of unilateral Trump's latest remarks come after Putin announced a unilateral three-day ceasefire covering Russia's Victory Day celebrations, marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. David Brennan, ABC News, 11 May 2025 This represents a unilateral termination of the contract between club and player. James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 May 2025 Russia effectively rejected a 30-day unconditional truce; the Kremlin instead declared two short, unilateral ceasefires for holidays in the last two months -– one for 30 hours at Easter and another for 72 hours to coincide with Russia’s World War II Victory Day celebrations. Dasha Litvinova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025 Unlike his predecessors, Trump emphasizes unilateral economic gains, evident in his leaning to lift AI export curbs for the UAE and decoupling Saudi-Israel normalization from nuclear cooperation. Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unilateral
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Adjective
  • Tony Danza gives New Yorkers and visitors alike reasons to cheer at his new one-man show at the theater.
    Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Horan echoes the sentiment that these acquisitions are beneficial, especially for small or medium-sized leagues that are often a one-man operation.
    Shikhar Sachdev, HubSpot, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Besides dyspnea, sharp and one-sided chest pain is typical.8 Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction to a trigger (e.g., food, medicine, or insect stings).
    Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
  • Two years after defying expectations in Istanbul — pushing Manchester City hard in a final many had predicted would be the most one-sided in history — Inter, gallingly, in the end found themselves on the wrong end of the most one-sided final ever.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • The deceptive advertisement asks for personal information, including your full name, license plate number, and the last five digits of the vehicle registration number.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • Mia Matthews, an actress, previously pleaded guilty to evading federal income taxes in 2005 and 2007 by trying to conceal personal expenditures by using limited liability companies, a business bank account and a law firm trust account controlled by one of Bob Matthews’ Florida lawyers.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
  • Rotate The Cockpit Leadership, especially during crises, shouldn't be a solitary effort.
    David Meade, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • He’s believed to be the youngest to win a CIF individual golf title.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • The hybrid arrangement meant that ratings for each individual game fluctuated widely within the series.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • But what about turning left onto a one-way street during a red light?
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2025
  • Even though Sabalenka broke in the first game and soon led 4-1 — at which point Swiatek was glancing up at her coach, Wim Fissette, in the stands, hoping for some sort of insight that could change things — this was not one-way traffic.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Conley made his sole Super Bowl appearance against his former team, the Chiefs, in 2024.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
  • Officials shut down a large swath of a national forest in Washington while law enforcement continues to search the area for the girls' father, who is the case's sole suspect so far.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • The cheeseburgers at Mama’s Snack shack are $5.50 for a single and $8.60 for a double.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • The Yankees did take a crack at a comeback in the eighth after a bucket of French fries fell on the field, causing a brief delay, as DJ LeMahieu plated two runs with a two-out single up the middle in the eighth.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025

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“Unilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilateral. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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