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There’s a troubling cynicism at work here, in which many alt-travel influencers are following the rightward shift of their young male audiences and creating content to placate them.
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T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Appalachia has seen a rightward shift over the past couple of decades, a result of environmental policies threatening the mining industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Since his tenure ended, the LDP has faced fallout over a slush fund scandal, an inflation surge, and a rightward political shift across the country.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
While 57 percent of Asian voters opted for Democratic candidate and former Vice President Kamala Harris in the last election, the proportion of Asians who voted for Trump increased from 30 percent in 2020 to 40 percent, showing a remarkable rightward shift.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Appalachia has seen a rightward shift over the past couple of decades, a result of environmental policies threatening the mining industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Since his tenure ended, the LDP has faced fallout over a slush fund scandal, an inflation surge, and a rightward political shift across the country.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
While 57 percent of Asian voters opted for Democratic candidate and former Vice President Kamala Harris in the last election, the proportion of Asians who voted for Trump increased from 30 percent in 2020 to 40 percent, showing a remarkable rightward shift.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Rightward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightward. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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rightward
adjective or adverb
right·ward
ˈrīt-wərd 
: toward, at, or to the right
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