peremptorily

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Prosecutors peremptorily strike those whom they believe are likely to acquit.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2022

That means entertaining heterodox ideas in the first place, which means fighting the urge to peremptorily dismiss them when they strike us as odd or threatening.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2020

“IF IT’S ME and your granny on bongos, it’s the Fall,” the singer Mark E. Smith, who peremptorily hired and fired dozens of members of the Fall, once said.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2019

The department has found that good applicants are too hard to find, and it must be willing to talk with people who would have been peremptorily rejected in the past.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2018

“What is all this?” demanded another voice peremptorily; and Mrs. Reed came along the corridor, her cap flying wide, her gown rustling stormily.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë