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Recent Examples of unfree
His economy required no intervention of an authoritarian state to be coercive and unfree.
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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
Billions of people in unfree countries like China, Russia, Iran or North Korea crave opportunities to vote in free and fair elections for their rulers.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
Landscape and interior, the poet as unfree as all other things seem to be free.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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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
Billions of people in unfree countries like China, Russia, Iran or North Korea crave opportunities to vote in free and fair elections for their rulers.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
Landscape and interior, the poet as unfree as all other things seem to be free.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfree
Adjective
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While a person's character can be influenced by their environment, strong character is less dependent on external factors, such as social norms and incentives, that might otherwise shape their behavior.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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There should be no doubt left in the world that the Russian army is dependent on military assistance from North Korea...—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That followed from a subject line of: Jimmy Butler unexpectedly attends Reserve Cup Draft Dinner amid suspension.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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This may mean trying out a new subject line or changing the timing of a follow-up.—
Samuel Darwin,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 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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The site lies on 17 acres along the Alabama River, a waterway that facilitated the passage of tens of thousands of enslaved workers.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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The work speaks to enslaved people's labyrinth to escape to the North for freedom and the ongoing fight for racial equality, the museum said.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Unfree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfree. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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