hard-line
Example Sentences
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Peru has joined the Shield of the Americas, a U.S.-led coalition of over a dozen countries adopting a hard-line playbook for taking on drug traffickers and armed groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Iran’s hard-line leaders came up with a different plan, according to Iranian and Arab officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Murrill’s hard-line tactics, particularly in Brooks’ case, stand out among her peers in other states, said Jeffrey Gutman, a professor emeritus at the George Washington University Law School and a national expert on compensation funds.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
President Reagan, saying he is “a bit wiser” after two failed attempts to put a hard-line conservative on the Supreme Court, today picked federal appeals Judge Anthony M.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Closing the border between East and West Berlin was not the idea of the KGB, the Soviet army, or anyone in the Kremlin: It was the brainchild of Walter Ulbricht, East Germany's hard-line communist leader.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
