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Recent Examples of unilaterally
His use of the presidency’s sweeping ability to unilaterally grant pardons and commute sentences is among the ways the Republican’s return to office has featured an expansive use of executive power.
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Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
This period is mandated by labor law and the National Labor Relations Board and during it, a league can’t unilaterally impose new rules for wages, hours and other working conditions.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 July 2026
But the advertisement and Lamie’s statement failed to mention that Amendment 5 would not unilaterally tax data centers.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Multiple outlets reported that Abergel was fired after unilaterally deciding to use America250’s social media to honor Kirk in a way commission leaders viewed as inappropriate.
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Philip Wang,
Time,
29 June 2026
What most people forget is that in 2024, Congress passed a law banning the president from unilaterally quitting NATO without a 60-vote Senate majority or a change in the law.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
But legal scholars said any change to the center's name could not be done unilaterally by the board and instead required congressional action.
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Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
If passed, the bill would give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption, allowing the organization to unilaterally set its own rules.
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Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Iran developed the stockpile after Trump in 2018 unilaterally pulled out of the 2015 deal that had put limits on Iran’s nuclear program.
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Lee Keath,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
This period is mandated by labor law and the National Labor Relations Board and during it, a league can’t unilaterally impose new rules for wages, hours and other working conditions.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 July 2026
But the advertisement and Lamie’s statement failed to mention that Amendment 5 would not unilaterally tax data centers.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Multiple outlets reported that Abergel was fired after unilaterally deciding to use America250’s social media to honor Kirk in a way commission leaders viewed as inappropriate.
—
Philip Wang,
Time,
29 June 2026
What most people forget is that in 2024, Congress passed a law banning the president from unilaterally quitting NATO without a 60-vote Senate majority or a change in the law.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
But legal scholars said any change to the center's name could not be done unilaterally by the board and instead required congressional action.
—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
If passed, the bill would give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption, allowing the organization to unilaterally set its own rules.
—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Iran developed the stockpile after Trump in 2018 unilaterally pulled out of the 2015 deal that had put limits on Iran’s nuclear program.
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Lee Keath,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilaterally
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Israel has barred foreign journalists from independently reporting in Gaza since the start of the war.
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Stunt designed to showcase agility, not AI rebellion Despite alarming many viewers at first glance, the viral video does not show a humanoid robot experiencing a software failure or acting independently.
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Avila’s sister, Patricia Avila, who was also on the job when the mauling took place, was awarded $885,000 for emotional distress, and Maria Avila’s husband, Oscar Olivo, was separately awarded $50,000.
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In conventional winemaking, white grapes are pressed and the juice ferments separately from the skins.
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Set high above the town with breathtaking sea views from all 27 suites and 13 private villas (which are individually staffed), La Réserve offers serenity and discretion—all while being just a few minutes' drive from Pampelonne Beach.
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The Expansion of Institutional Discretion Viewed individually, each of these policies can be defended.
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All etched into the face of a man who spent his presidency fighting to hold together a nation that seemed determined to tear itself apart.
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At the Signers' Hall exhibit in Philadelphia's National Constitution Center, the Dickinson statue is placed apart in a corner, sculpted in a contemplative pose.
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She is popularly conflated with Jodha Bai, who has been rendered severally in art, literature, and cinema, but who may have been fictional rather than historical.
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First, disgorgement was tailored to each individual and not awarded jointly and severally.
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In larger spaces, plant masses of Touch of Gold® Holly as a carpet beneath taller shrubs for a vibrant foundation or set singly as an accent in mixed borders.
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Use them singly as a specimen plant, clustered in a privacy screen, or naturalized along a wood line.
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Davis almost single-handedly forced the perennially high mortality rate in Sheriff’s Office jails onto the front burner of the public agenda, authoring a series of exposés first in the pages of CityBeat and later in the Union-Tribune.
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Their search leads them to Dort, a robot alien who has been sent to Earth to single-handedly take over the planet.
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On the other hand, a large yard filled solely with small plants can look indistinct unless a few larger plants are added as anchors.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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“Unilaterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilaterally. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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