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The sheets go through a double brushing process, so they are guaranteed to be extra soft on both sides.
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Ailes was one of the hottest political strategists in the Republican Party, a master of negative campaigning who had helped steer George H.W. Bush to victory in ’88 by casting his opponent Michael Dukakis as soft on crime.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Paxton, a Republican, has long accused local prosecutors in the state's left-leaning urban counties of being soft on crime.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In this framing, Mayor Bass’s resistance becomes evidence to conservative voters that all Democrats are soft on border security and weak on crime.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Ailes was one of the hottest political strategists in the Republican Party, a master of negative campaigning who had helped steer George H.W. Bush to victory in ’88 by casting his opponent Michael Dukakis as soft on crime.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Paxton, a Republican, has long accused local prosecutors in the state's left-leaning urban counties of being soft on crime.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In this framing, Mayor Bass’s resistance becomes evidence to conservative voters that all Democrats are soft on border security and weak on crime.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
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“Soft on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20on. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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