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Adjective
The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially been released, as retailers opened their doors at midnight — 9 p.m. here on the West Coast — to welcome early adapters and die-hard fans. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 In, Hello Kitty Superfans Are Still Going Strong The iconic character—who turns 50 this summer—still has legions of die-hard fans online and dozens of collaborations with top retailers and designers. Rosana Lai, Glamour, 3 June 2025 During an appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show in April, the actress admitted that her family members aren't among the die-hard Grey's Anatomy fanbase, especially since her husband doesn't watch the series. Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 3 June 2025 Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are largely seen as the underdogs going into the series with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but die-hard fans have seen the Timberwolves win time and time again. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for die-hard
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Adjective
  • Related Articles The report’s authors found that shoppers see luxury handbags as a good investment when purchasing (39 percent), while 29 percent of consumers see handbags as a great investment opportunity compared to traditional investments.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
  • In the country category, there will be a new award for best traditional country album, and the current best country album category will be renamed to best contemporary country album.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Last week, while visiting the Middle East, President Trump delivered an important speech refuting the neocon crusade that has dominated American foreign policy thinking since 9/11.
    Ron Paul, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
  • Mamet’s disfavor arguably has less to do with his hard-right turn into neocon bloviation than the calcification of much of his more recent writing.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Wilders’ decision comes days after conservative Karol Nawrocki was announced the winner of Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, a victory that suggests that Poland will likely take a more populist and nationalist path under its new president, who was backed by President Trump.
    Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • Nawrocki, a conservative historian and amateur boxer who was backed by PiS, had presented the vote as a referendum on Tusk's 18-month-old government.
    Anna Magdalena Lubowicka, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Wielding the language of liberal internationalism to justify ruinous intervention abroad has long been the modus operandi of the neoconservatives, who, since the ascendancy of Trump over the Republican Party, have gravitated back to their original home among the Democrats.
    Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Trump is fusing this use of American power, which the neoconservatives and George W. Bush had no qualms about, to a much more aggressive vision of national interest.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In the nearly 20 years since the show's conclusion, the loyal fanbase has pushed for a revival, and Cranston was working behind the scenes to deliver just that.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • Yet each performance feels angled at a slightly different degree, one distinct acting turn making all the difference between a charming scoundrel, a depressed artist, a loyal sidekick, an aloof intellectual, or a precocious kid.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Martinez is 29 years old, stands at 5-foot-11 with a 72-inch reach, and fights in an orthodox right-handed stance.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But there should be no such wall—even in the most orthodox capitalist system.
    Paul Laudicina, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Just two awards away from obtaining EGOT status, for over three decades, Foxx has maintained a repertoire of not only staunch professionalism, but also stands as a benefactor of Black male representation in entertainment.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • From the administration’s staunch anti-diversity stance and the military’s push to oust transgender servicemembers, to a looming US Supreme Court ruling that could upend health care for millions of LGBTQ Americans, the second Trump administration has ushered in a period of uncertainty and fear.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 7 June 2025

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