nonnegotiable

Example Sentences

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All of this makes medical care a nonnegotiable, highly expensive commodity.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Hochul’s embrace of nuclear power acknowledges what grid operators have long understood: firmly reliable, zero-emission baseload capacity is a nonnegotiable in order to achieve decarbonization and affordability in energy.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

And when it comes to wrapping up a meeting, “I think I hear the dog throwing up” is the ultimate, nonnegotiable hard out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

“Safety is nonnegotiable, and my understanding is that the building already exceeds safety requirements,” Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said at the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Literate readers rely on punctuation to guide them through a sentence, and mastering the basics is a nonnegotiable requirement for anyone who writes.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker