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There’s been some talk recently about the rightward turn in American entertainment, engineered to cater to Trump’s America.
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 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
The survey also detected a rightward political shift among Birthright participants.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Republicans want that rightward trend to continue in the district.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 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
The survey also detected a rightward political shift among Birthright participants.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Republicans want that rightward trend to continue in the district.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Rightward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightward. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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rightward
adjective or adverb
right·ward
ˈrīt-wərd 
: toward, at, or to the right
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