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That’s despite a fall in crime rates and is driven in part by the fact that longer sentences are being handed out amid pressure to be tough on crime.
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Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Marshall’s law enforcement background followed by corrections points to someone who is going to be tough on crime.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
While their relationship can be frank and Emery can be tough on him, it is all done with a purpose: Rogers maximising his boundless potential.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
While many political experts see the move as a U.S. effort to be tough on China, President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay its implementation of the upcoming law and reportedly met with TikTok’s chief executive officer Shou Chew last month.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Marshall’s law enforcement background followed by corrections points to someone who is going to be tough on crime.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
While their relationship can be frank and Emery can be tough on him, it is all done with a purpose: Rogers maximising his boundless potential.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
While many political experts see the move as a U.S. effort to be tough on China, President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay its implementation of the upcoming law and reportedly met with TikTok’s chief executive officer Shou Chew last month.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Be tough on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20tough%20on. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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