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Recent Examples of unilateral
The president lacks the unilateral power to decide how individual states run elections, but his declaration speaks to long-brewing and unfounded claims by some conservatives that the country’s electoral system is insecure and vulnerable to widespread fraud.
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Drew Shaw, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2025
One of the Group’s goals is to ensure that employers understand that federal employment discrimination laws cannot be changed by anti-DEI executive orders or unilateral actions by the EEOC’s Acting Chair.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
States controlled by Democrats need to respond; unilateral disarmament never makes sense.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
Typically, weight training is performed bilaterally (using both arms or both legs at the same time), but there are advantages to sprinkling in unilateral exercises.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2025
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Drew Shaw, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2025
One of the Group’s goals is to ensure that employers understand that federal employment discrimination laws cannot be changed by anti-DEI executive orders or unilateral actions by the EEOC’s Acting Chair.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
States controlled by Democrats need to respond; unilateral disarmament never makes sense.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
Typically, weight training is performed bilaterally (using both arms or both legs at the same time), but there are advantages to sprinkling in unilateral exercises.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilateral
Adjective
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Most community or local theater organizations are usually run as nonprofits by a collaboration of management and salaried acting talent and technical artists, Maverick is largely a one-man operation of a for-profit (though not much) theater.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sheen took the boot and swung a machete around on a rooftop to the tune of a million Twitter followers in a day and die-hard fans cheering his meltdown one-man shows.—
Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The researchers found consistent concerns about harsh and one-sided language in public reports, inconsistent penalties, and a lack of realistic avenues to appeal.—
Joseph Brazel,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Our unnamed hero’s one-sided correspondence is exhausting, familiar, humiliating, and rewarding all at once.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even if there is no criminal investigation, the NFL has the authority — in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement — to independently investigate allegations in a civil matter and discipline Hill under the league’s personal conduct policy.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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So yeah, that case was personal.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Writing is a solitary, sedentary, indoor activity while tennis is a social (certainly at those Quebec Street courts), active, outdoor pursuit.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now, as legal attacks against telehealth providers put shield laws to the test, some states have moved to strengthen the laws by allowing providers to prescribe anonymously, reducing their risk of legal or individual harassment.—
Patrick Adams,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Moscow has effectively closed the door on Europe and bought a one-way ticket to Beijing, without enough leverage to benefit equally from the Chinese engagement, such as by partaking in its high tech or investment.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Brightline hopes to capture around 12 million of the roughly 50 million annual one-way trips between Las Vegas and LA, 85% of which are made by road.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Firemen and police officers are telling Banfield, running towards the sole remaining tower, to go back, to retreat.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Easley, Nunn and Cline have also been the sole board members to vote against several other proposals, including the approval of this year’s budget.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those numbers are rough estimates, because they are based on a single observation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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At a 12% marginal tax rate, for example, the $6,000 deduction for a single taxpayer who is 65 or older would result in $720 in tax savings.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Unilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilateral. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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