summarily
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Any faculty member in a department other than sports would be summarily fired, maybe indicted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Speaking to legislators on Tuesday, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back summarily dismissed the suggestion, hinting that it may have been a negotiating tactic.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
The BBC has contacted the Syrian government and security forces about allegations of summarily killings and other violations.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
While the family was put in a Texas detention center, the government placed them under expedited removal, when immigration officers can summarily deport certain noncitizens without a court hearing.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025
And no one in America was prepared to question a decision made by Washington, at least publicly, when rendered so summarily.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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