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In reality, if you watch Herrera’s content, there’s no indication he’s sincere in his Nazi leanings.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

Resendez typically sees responses shift more according to income level than political leanings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Two Damascus-based diplomats said thousands had left al-Hol in recent weeks, raising alarm that people with extremist leanings could be moving around Syria or trying to leave the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Complaints about Copland’s leftist leanings pressured Eisenhower to cancel the performance, but left inklings in Ike’s mind that the nation needed a performing arts center in Washington, D.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Christina has no reservations about poking around—she already discovered two textbooks wedged between the dresser and the wall, evidence of Caleb’s Erudite leanings.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth



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