ultimatum
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The season did not end with someone being chosen, or one of them giving an ultimatum or anything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Sheeran, 35, confirmed he had received an ultimatum from venue owners, but said he wasn’t the one who decided to pull Macklemore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The doctor gave her an ultimatum: renounce your father or never see me again.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
I issued an ultimatum: we have to leave, there’s no way I can stay in this house, on this road, knowing everything that has gone on here.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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
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
Cried Wagner later, still angry over the deadline demand: "They don't give me ultimata!"
From Time Magazine Archive
On the 18th, one was sent to the same Minister, with propositions which were then regarded as their ultimata.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Jared Sparks
These points were no longer to be "ultimata" but only matters for discussion.
From Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty by Allen Johnson
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
The windows of our home rattled with the thunder of ultimatums.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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