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Recent Examples of unilateral
Foreign relations Trump’s early actions also include a return to a more isolationist and unilateral approach to foreign policy, which echoes Project 2025’s stance on international agreements and alliances.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
His wave of Day 1 signings wasn't unusual — his predecessor issued more than a dozen executive actions on his first day in the White House — and neither are Mr. Trump's unilateral efforts to change policy.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Without increasing domestic steel production, levying 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, as well as 10% to 20% unilateral tariffs on all other countries, any business that depends on steel inputs in the U.S. will be handicapped.
—Vincent Trometter, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Trump is trying change a constitutional right by a unilateral order and a flourish of his black sharpie pen, Tong said.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Nik Popli, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
His wave of Day 1 signings wasn't unusual — his predecessor issued more than a dozen executive actions on his first day in the White House — and neither are Mr. Trump's unilateral efforts to change policy.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Without increasing domestic steel production, levying 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, as well as 10% to 20% unilateral tariffs on all other countries, any business that depends on steel inputs in the U.S. will be handicapped.
—Vincent Trometter, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Trump is trying change a constitutional right by a unilateral order and a flourish of his black sharpie pen, Tong said.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilateral
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His chest-thumping, cascade of worrying legislation during one-man rule, attacks on the private sector, infighting and the growing distrust within the PHTK political party over his successor and own personal involvement with corrupt individuals created a perfect storm.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Outside of Ryan Donato, a one-man shooting machine, Nazar is second among the Blackhawks over the last 18 games with 7.35 individual scoring chances per 60 minutes in all situations, minimum 200 minutes.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the relationship is less one-sided in the movie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
7 Dec. 2024
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That streak is now all but certain to reach seven consecutive wins after a four-touchdown game in primetime that was so one-sided the Bills pulled Allen to avoid risking injury with Buffalo leading 35-10 early in the fourth quarter.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2024
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Because of the continued stigma surrounding the drug, many NHL players expressed hesitation to speak about personal cannabis use.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The senator’s personal wealth has exploded since his 2016 presidential run, with book advances and royalties propelling his net worth to around $3 million.—
Robert Schmad,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Tap into a reading community Reading is a solitary activity, but being a reader doesn’t have to be.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Early on, the piece is spare and a bit forbidding, with relentless repetitions of solitary figures.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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While there may have been individual cases among those convicted of violent acts that would warrant a pardon or commutation after a thorough review of the facts, Trump should have drawn the line there.—
The Editors,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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If each individual artifact reveals relatively little, the enormous array Barraclough assembles—from Scandinavia, Western Europe, Newfoundland, and trading posts as far east as present-day Russia—adds depth to the traditional portrait of Viking culture.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There is no discernable rationale for that unnecessary, one-way value transfer to Skydance.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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The fare sale has tons of one-way deals starting at $19 including on flights between Palm Springs, CA and San Francisco, CA, as well as between San Juan, PR and St. Thomas or St. Croix in the Virgin Islands.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Their young son, now the sole heir, faces the daunting task of ruling a kingdom teetering on the edge of collapse.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Information comes in dribs and drabs, because the viewers’ sole means of receiving it are through the eyes of this mysterious force.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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There isn’t a single frame that manages to instill a lasting degree of fear, and the film is shot and edited with a desperate freneticism that seems determined to mask its underlying lifelessness.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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No one is really disputing it, but the market freak-out hinges on the truthfulness of a single and relatively unknown company.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Unilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilateral. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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