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Recent Examples of libertarian
Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet things look rosy for the libertarians at this juncture, encouraging them to become even more ambitious.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Patel, in his demand for immediate reform of the deep state, can sound a bit like a nineteen-seventies civil libertarian.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
For much of the Ohio Senate primary, Vance trailed in the polls despite the largesse of Thiel, the explicitly pro-monopoly libertarian who poured $15 million into a super PAC supporting him.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
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Civil libertarians contend that that the police department has been overly aggressive in dealing with the crowd.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet things look rosy for the libertarians at this juncture, encouraging them to become even more ambitious.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Patel, in his demand for immediate reform of the deep state, can sound a bit like a nineteen-seventies civil libertarian.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
For much of the Ohio Senate primary, Vance trailed in the polls despite the largesse of Thiel, the explicitly pro-monopoly libertarian who poured $15 million into a super PAC supporting him.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
Adjective
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Her efforts to get an early childhood office passed through the Legislature in 2024 went nowhere without Republican support.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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Goldthorpe used language with racist undertones, alleging that Republican lawmakers were in a slave/master relationship with House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The resolution passed with all five Democratic members voting in favor while Councilman Randy Niemeyer, R-7th, voting against the resolution and Councilman Pete Lindemulder, R-4th, abstaining.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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No other polls have been conducted with Pappas as the Democratic candidate.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The second drop will feature six pieces meant to be a nod to Seattle, bringing in elements that are representative of the Pacific Northwest and of the characters’ journey in Season 2.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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In this respect, the chapter is representative of the book: technology is used to suggest intimacy, but instead sometimes operates like a scrim.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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