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the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody
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The men sit across virtual desks from virtual interviewers who are both easygoing and hard-nosed to give them the tools for finding employment once they are released.
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Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
With an absence of DNA evidence, Vronsky credited two Fair Lawn police investigators for their hard-nosed, old-fashioned work on the case — Sgt.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Coogan’s improbable honor was a beautiful bit of symbolism that recognized the manner in which these hard-nosed Hoosiers physically manhandled the Crimson Tide to reach the College Football Playoff semifinals with their 38-3 victory Thursday.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Jaxson Hayes had 13 points, but the Lakers couldn't match up defensively with the hard-nosed Pistons.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
With an absence of DNA evidence, Vronsky credited two Fair Lawn police investigators for their hard-nosed, old-fashioned work on the case — Sgt.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Coogan’s improbable honor was a beautiful bit of symbolism that recognized the manner in which these hard-nosed Hoosiers physically manhandled the Crimson Tide to reach the College Football Playoff semifinals with their 38-3 victory Thursday.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Jaxson Hayes had 13 points, but the Lakers couldn't match up defensively with the hard-nosed Pistons.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Hard-nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-nosed. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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