ultimatum
Example Sentences
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But Mr Mellor insists this was not the case for him and many others, describing it as an "ultimatum".
From BBC
Bartlett and his lawyer eventually came back with an ultimatum: $2.5 million—or risk a temporary restraining order.
“Two, it said you could not sue NASCAR, that was an antitrust violation, I felt. Three, they gave us an ultimatum I didn’t think was fair to 23XI.”
From Los Angeles Times
She eventually delivered an ultimatum: If the Indians don’t decide between Delhi and Washington as a location within 48 hours, she would withdraw American support from the investigation.
The suspension infuriated Caracas, which issued the carriers with a 48-hour ultimatum on Monday to resume flights or be banned from Venezuela, which they ignored.
From Barron's
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