as in hawks
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
jingoists applauding the appointment of a hard-line foreign minister
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hawks
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But fiscal hawks, who have leverage due to the GOP’s two-seat majority, have already threatened to oppose any bill that lacks the funding.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026 -
That makes hawks less likely to support rate cuts, unlike the doves on the committee.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Jingoists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoists. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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