peremptorily

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

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2022

“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

Upon arriving for our dinner reservation, we’ve been told, peremptorily, “Go stand by the piano and we’ll call your name” — no “welcome,” no “good evening,” no “how do you do?”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2017

As I started my motor Daisy peremptorily called "Wait! "I forgot to ask you something, and it's important.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald