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Recent Examples of libertarian
Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Once associated with Milton Friedman’s University of Chicago school of economics, it is properly forgotten outside the pages of right-wing libertarians — who are not traditional, humane conservatives — and reproduced in the opinion pages of the Tribune.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Michael Calore: Won't anybody think of the libertarians?
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Another reason is that in the 1960s, civil libertarians and others argued that people with mental illness were being neglected and abused in the state’s mental hospitals.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Ultimately, after a special session was called in December, he was thrown out of the Senate with 60 votes against him from across the political spectrum, including the Peronists, Radicals, PRO, and even the libertarians.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Once associated with Milton Friedman’s University of Chicago school of economics, it is properly forgotten outside the pages of right-wing libertarians — who are not traditional, humane conservatives — and reproduced in the opinion pages of the Tribune.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Michael Calore: Won't anybody think of the libertarians?
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Another reason is that in the 1960s, civil libertarians and others argued that people with mental illness were being neglected and abused in the state’s mental hospitals.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
Adjective
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And as Trump and his allies in Congress begin shaping their health care agenda, many Republican leaders have expressed more interest in cutting government than in expanding its protections.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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There were no Republican party contests to be voted on in the primary in Aurora Township.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Calls for Oversight Democratic lawmakers appear to see an opening amid the debate.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will put Johnson and three other Democratic mayors in the hot seat, where GOP members will try to score political points off them over their respective laws blocking local police from assisting in immigration enforcement.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Meeting this challenge means refining polling methods – in particular, ensuring that pollsters are vigilant in capturing a representative sample of Americans.—
Clifford Young,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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This poll was conducted Feb. 21-28 from a representative sample of 972 18- to 34-year-olds nationwide.—
Erica Pandey,
Axios,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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