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Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan almost continuously for the last 30 years, became mired in crisis – facing fallouts over a slush fund scandal, an inflation surge and a rightward political shift across the country.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Skydance agreed to hire an ombudsman to take complaints about the news division, and hire Kenneth Weinstein, former head of rightward think tank the Hudson Institute, in that role.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The hire — hailed by the US president — also reflects the rightward pivot of Mark Zuckerberg, who was early to warm to Trump and reorient Meta’s policies toward more conservative and centrist causes.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
But the 49ers quarterback stepped up in the pocket and looked rightward.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Skydance agreed to hire an ombudsman to take complaints about the news division, and hire Kenneth Weinstein, former head of rightward think tank the Hudson Institute, in that role.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The hire — hailed by the US president — also reflects the rightward pivot of Mark Zuckerberg, who was early to warm to Trump and reorient Meta’s policies toward more conservative and centrist causes.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
But the 49ers quarterback stepped up in the pocket and looked rightward.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Rightward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightward. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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rightward
adjective or adverb
right·ward
ˈrīt-wərd 
: toward, at, or to the right
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