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the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody
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But similar to Izzo, playing hard-nosed defense is also a requirement under Magic coach Jamahl Mosley.
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
For decades, Tottenham Hotspur has been desperately seeking a hard-nosed winner.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Led by Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam and a hard-nosed defense, Indiana took a surprising 48-47 lead into halftime.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
In the end, the resolution of the love triangle doesn’t evoke a triumph of wild passion over hard-nosed calculation.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
For decades, Tottenham Hotspur has been desperately seeking a hard-nosed winner.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Led by Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam and a hard-nosed defense, Indiana took a surprising 48-47 lead into halftime.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
In the end, the resolution of the love triangle doesn’t evoke a triumph of wild passion over hard-nosed calculation.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard-nosed
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“Hard-nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-nosed. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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