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Recent Examples of unfree
People in unfree countries want the help, need the help, of people in free countries.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Uganda’s 2021 presidential election is shaping up to be as unfree and unfair as ever.
—Bobi Wine, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2021
His economy required no intervention of an authoritarian state to be coercive and unfree.
—Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
The dynamics of this unfair, unfree election illuminate the nature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unstable authoritarianism and its precarious future.
—Nate Schenkkan, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2019
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Uganda’s 2021 presidential election is shaping up to be as unfree and unfair as ever.
—Bobi Wine, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2021
His economy required no intervention of an authoritarian state to be coercive and unfree.
—Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
The dynamics of this unfair, unfree election illuminate the nature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unstable authoritarianism and its precarious future.
—Nate Schenkkan, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfree
Adjective
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Imagine never stepping out of your bedroom and being totally dependent on your parents for everything.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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New trade relationships that are less dependent on the U.S. market may emerge, too.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The structural flaws here are, like the choice of subject, all too familiar in streaming television.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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Teachers who are struggling in a particular subject area can walk down the hallway and watch a model teacher demonstrate how to teach that content.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.—
Aaron Rothstein,
wsj.com,
3 Apr. 2023
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The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.—
Matt Murschel,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 May 2021
Adjective
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Introducing concepts of profit and greed, the Pilgrims attempted to trade enslaved Africans for Native land.—
Mickell Carter / Made by History,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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From the enslaved women who set the tables for others to the moguls of today, the story of Black women in home and lifestyle is not one of erasure but of relentless reclamation.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Unfree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfree. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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