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\ ˈhärd-ˈlīn 
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\Definition of hard-line
: advocating or involving a rigidly uncompromising course of action
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hard-liner \ ˈhärd-ˈlī-nər \ noun
\ noun
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The first known use of hard-line was in 1903
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