summarily
Example Sentences
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They found the case so straightforward that they disposed of it summarily, without full briefing or oral argument.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
Any faculty member in a department other than sports would be summarily fired, maybe indicted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Leqaa Kordia, 32, was summarily renditioned from Newark to the overcrowded Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, where she is still being held today.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
In the private marketplace of ideas, he argued, an employee can be summarily fired if the boss doesn’t like it.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025
I requested a meeting with my colleagues, and to my surprise, the authorities summarily refused.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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