as in strict
not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards
a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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Recent Examples of hard-line
And experts fret that the housing space could be harmed by other Trump moves, including his hard-line immigration policies.
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Will Zillow’s hard-line stance against exclusive listings networks pressure Compass and other brokerages to reconsider?
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
Johnson engaged in a heated conversation on the floor with House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., one of the holdouts, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., was huddling with hard-line conservatives at one point as well.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
Walz had the robust backing of many in his home state’s substantial Muslim population and of hard-line progressives.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Will Zillow’s hard-line stance against exclusive listings networks pressure Compass and other brokerages to reconsider?
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
Johnson engaged in a heated conversation on the floor with House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., one of the holdouts, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., was huddling with hard-line conservatives at one point as well.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
Walz had the robust backing of many in his home state’s substantial Muslim population and of hard-line progressives.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-line
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For those that don’t know, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Years is a traditional Kentucky bourbon adhering to strict requirements—100 proof, aged at least four years and produced in a single distilling season.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Oral arguments will be heard in the landmark case on Wednesday, pitting claims of religious freedom against efforts to maintain strict separation of church and state.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Every debt-relief product review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of debt-relief products.—
Dana Miranda,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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This month, a study found that the people who’d participated in a rigorous diet-and-exercise program in the late nineteen-nineties, as Bryant did, were substantially less likely to develop diabetes decades later.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-line. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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