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Recent Examples of unilaterally
That code states that price changes cannot be made unilaterally without stating a valid reason in advance.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
In the European Union, companies cannot unilaterally change the terms of a contract without providing proper justification specified in advance of those provisions taking effect.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
The edit appears to enshrine Kennedy’s ability to unilaterally install ACIP members.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
What can a president do unilaterally?
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
This helped pre-empt the coordination of Latin American countries’ interests through a debtor cartel, which might unilaterally declare default, as called for by leaders including Argentina’s Raúl Alfonsín, Peru’s Alan García and Cuba’s Fidel Castro.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit alleges the agency is overstepping its authority by unilaterally redefining the legal standard for hemp.
—Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
In the European Union, companies cannot unilaterally change the terms of a contract without providing proper justification specified in advance of those provisions taking effect.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
The edit appears to enshrine Kennedy’s ability to unilaterally install ACIP members.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
What can a president do unilaterally?
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
This helped pre-empt the coordination of Latin American countries’ interests through a debtor cartel, which might unilaterally declare default, as called for by leaders including Argentina’s Raúl Alfonsín, Peru’s Alan García and Cuba’s Fidel Castro.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit alleges the agency is overstepping its authority by unilaterally redefining the legal standard for hemp.
—Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilaterally
Adverb
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All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Practice adoption for soil health is independently verified using remote sensing data.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Stearman reminded lawmakers that Kentucky was one of the few states that allowed the service to be billed separately.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Compared with services purchased separately.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In Oregon, Read said, the state has people prove their citizenship before sending them a ballot that is individually tracked with a barcode.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Each of the participating candidates was interviewed individually using the same format.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But without him, the Mets fell apart.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Even with assurances that the home’s drinking water isn’t affected and that the cleanup costs won’t fall on a future owner, deals keep falling apart.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 Mar. 2026
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First, disgorgement was tailored to each individual and not awarded jointly and severally.—
The Insider,
Forbes,
3 Nov. 2021
Adverb
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The revolutionaries’ own internal divisions left them to face the Austrian invasion singly.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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My own experience with night pests was at a time of utter exhaustion— too much work undertaken, interlocking circumstances that made the work twice as arduous, illness within and around— the old story of troubles never coming singly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Beyond a glaring betrayal of the medium the Drafthouse once sought to exalt, the QR policy single-handedly reduces the theater from a sacred space to just another room, which is an illusion that even AMC nominally pledges to maintain.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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When will Connecticut wake up and finally understand that their beloved Blumenthal – and his uncanny infatuation with lawsuits and investigations – has single-handedly sabotaged the state’s chances of ever being seriously considered again for a professional sports franchise?—
Matthew Chudoba,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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One, Emergency in favor of twice, existed solely as an unfathomable phrase mentioned in a letter from Duchamp to his sister.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Women’s health is often thought of as consisting solely of reproductive health issues.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Unilaterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilaterally. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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