ultimatum

But in early 2018, ahead of a planned tour, Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac after Nicks allegedly issued the band an ultimatum threatening to leave if he wasn’t cut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

But he did have 10,000 books in a 600-square-foot studio; the letter stated that this was a fire hazard and delivered an ultimatum: Lose the books or risk eviction.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

Doctors at the centre said if the authorities did not heed their "48-hour ultimatum for salaries and bonuses" to be paid, they would launch a "full-scale strike" with no minimum service provided.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The medical group gave the Kenyan government a 48-hour ultimatum to disclose details of the negotiations or risk nationwide industrial action.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Once you give an ultimatum, you have to mean it.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

They also started wider European hostilities by sending ultimata to Russia and France, and by declaring war when those ultimata were rejected - indeed fabricating a pretext that French aircraft had bombed Nuremberg.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2014

Cried Wagner later, still angry over the deadline demand: "They don't give me ultimata!"

From Time Magazine Archive

The ultimata were immediately communicated to Premier Michalakopoulos and, after a Cabinet Council, the Government presented its collective resignation to the Provisional President.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eastern Europe expected the great powers to do something about this, but nothing happened, and the discount on ultimata became still more marked.

From Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work by Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman) Kellogg

There is no reason to doubt the fact, that whatever the ultimata issue of the struggle, the immediate fate of the country was decided on that night.

From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles James Lever

The 27-year-old, who declined to give her last name, said as far as Trump's ultimatums are concerned, "some people think they are a joke", but she added: "Death is not a joke."

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

The McKinsey and EY studies highlight that open communication and collaboration unlock AI’s potential far more effectively than ultimatums.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025

Return-to-office ultimatums at big companies get the most attention, but most smaller companies continue to allow at least some remote work as a matter of routine, Work Forward’s data show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2025

It was the latest in a series of ultimatums and deadlines he has issued to the Russian leader, who has ignored them.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025

Dad said that lots of girls had given Henry ultimatums, tried to force him to settle down, and lots of girls had been left crying on the sidewalk.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman