Recent Examples on the WebBut since some communities are resisting, Kanson-Benanav suggests that the next governor must take a firm line, even threatening to cut state transportation funding to communities that don’t comply.—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2022 Trump retweeted a post from Milwaukee police indicating protesters had thrown Molotov cocktails at its officers, urging law enforcement to take a firm line.—Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2020
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