hard-line
adjective
: advocating or involving a rigidly uncompromising course of action
a hard-line policy
Examples of hard-line in a Sentence
a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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Despite North Korea’s hard-line approach, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has tried to improve relations across the demilitarized zone and decrease tensions that were prevalent under his predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
But human rights groups say that an even more hard-line group is now leading the country, who will likely crack down even harder on domestic unrest when the war ends.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Its most prominent members are hard-line Trump allies Javier Milei of Argentina and Nayib Bukele of El Salvador.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
But human rights groups say that an even more hard-line group is now leading the country, who will likely crack down even harder on domestic unrest when the war ends.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Its most prominent members are hard-line Trump allies Javier Milei of Argentina and Nayib Bukele of El Salvador.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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