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Roberts, who has led the court since 2005, appeared to acknowledge the public's dimming approval of the court, shown in opinion polls over the past few years, as its conservative majority continues to push American law dramatically rightward.
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Andrew Chung, USA Today, 7 May 2026
One that shows the intense rightward swing that has only hardened as the lines between hip-hop and the streaming universe have blurred.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
He was instructed to respond by moving his eyes from left to right, and sure enough, the researchers counted two rightward movements of his eyes.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
In the wake of the rightward trend that set in after the aggressively accessible bro-country craze of the 2010s, more and more performers would like to be widely accommodating and vaguely uncategorizable.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Chung, USA Today, 7 May 2026
One that shows the intense rightward swing that has only hardened as the lines between hip-hop and the streaming universe have blurred.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
He was instructed to respond by moving his eyes from left to right, and sure enough, the researchers counted two rightward movements of his eyes.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
In the wake of the rightward trend that set in after the aggressively accessible bro-country craze of the 2010s, more and more performers would like to be widely accommodating and vaguely uncategorizable.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Rightward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightward. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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rightward
adjective or adverb
right·ward
ˈrīt-wərd 
: toward, at, or to the right
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