peremptory
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"It is particularly painful to hear peremptory judgments from people who have never issued combat orders, never taken responsibility for the lives of personnel," commander Oleg Apostol said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Don’t tell me ‘never,’” Graham laments, before bringing the meeting to a close with a gently peremptory “Do better.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Plenty of agency officials were already put off by the DOGErs, who often issued peremptory orders to meet with them and answer questions.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
“If you’re going to strike everybody who’s either a Republican or a Democrat,” the judge observed at a February hearing, “you’re going to run out of peremptory challenges very quickly.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
Ben would catch snatches of his mother’s lamentations to the movers and smile every time he heard them answer in a peremptory “Yas’m.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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