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a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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Takaichi is the first female prime minister in the history of Japan, a hard-line conservative.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Over the past few months, Hispanic communities have also been a target of the president’s hard-line immigration tactics.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
But Putin has not shifted from the hard-line demands underpinning his war.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Although Khamenei may try to engineer succession in favor of someone who will remain loyal to revolutionary principles, the pool of viable candidates is small, as few if any hard-line clerics have a base of popular support or legitimacy.
—Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Over the past few months, Hispanic communities have also been a target of the president’s hard-line immigration tactics.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
But Putin has not shifted from the hard-line demands underpinning his war.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Although Khamenei may try to engineer succession in favor of someone who will remain loyal to revolutionary principles, the pool of viable candidates is small, as few if any hard-line clerics have a base of popular support or legitimacy.
—Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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