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a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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The breakdown of these traditional promotional barriers has led to a softening of the hard-line broadcast deals that previously meant Star Boxer A couldn’t take on Star Boxer B simply because each fought on different platforms.
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Kirk inspired and infuriated millions of Americans with his hard-line conservative views and often incendiary language.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Neither a Muslim majority democratic government nor a more hard-line nationalist variant in Iran would sit well with nearby Gulf monarchs.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
But there are hard-line conservatives in both chambers who have been calling for the party to back a longer-term stopgap into next year.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Kirk inspired and infuriated millions of Americans with his hard-line conservative views and often incendiary language.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Neither a Muslim majority democratic government nor a more hard-line nationalist variant in Iran would sit well with nearby Gulf monarchs.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
But there are hard-line conservatives in both chambers who have been calling for the party to back a longer-term stopgap into next year.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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