Example Sentences

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One change would prevent a child — like the asylum seeker I interviewed from Guatemala — from presenting her asylum case before a nonadversarial asylum officer in an interview instead of going to immigration court.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2019

Not only has she bolstered her image as a smart, competent policymaker, but she’s even defused her email controversy—or come close to it—by talking about the issue in a calm, nonadversarial way.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2015

“This court is a lot more nonadversarial than other courts,” Ms. Affronti said.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2014

The nonadversarial tone of the oversight hearing was captured by its title: How Disclosed N.S.A.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2013