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Recent Examples of libertarian
Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Civil libertarians roundly denounced the use of a private, for-profit law firm, with ties to the oil industry, to go after the activist attorney.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Another comprises back-to-the-land libertarians who see salvation in growing one’s own food, maintaining healthy soil, and embracing self-sufficiency.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
First, Massie has a base of libertarians and libertarian-leaning conservatives nationally.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
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Civil libertarians have called the deportation effort one of the biggest assaults on free speech in decades.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Civil libertarians roundly denounced the use of a private, for-profit law firm, with ties to the oil industry, to go after the activist attorney.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Another comprises back-to-the-land libertarians who see salvation in growing one’s own food, maintaining healthy soil, and embracing self-sufficiency.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
First, Massie has a base of libertarians and libertarian-leaning conservatives nationally.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
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Donald Trump’s demand for a sprawling legislative package of expensive tax cuts and big spending reductions is running into trouble as even his strongest Republican allies are having a tough time defending it.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2025
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Trump has already taken over the legislative aspect — with no pushback from the Republican majority — by overturning many aspects of the government and funding that had previously been put in place by Congress.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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With Murphy’s term nearing its end, New Jersey residents have not voted in three consecutive gubernatorial races for a Democrat since 1961, when Democrat Richard Hughes was voted to replace former two-term Democratic Gov. Robert Meyner.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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But given the wilderness the national Democratic Party currently finds itself in, competition for California’s top job will also probably double as a referendum on the broader question of what a winning Democratic leader should sound like.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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While onshore producers of oil and gas have many similar operational and economic traits, such as the shrinking inventory of top tier wells, this decoupling is representative of a fundamentally different outlook for the future of each commodity.—
Bryce Erickson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In this case, the study was limited to a single incel forum, which might not be broadly representative of similar discussions on other platforms.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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