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Adjective
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Since taking office in a snap election in June, the liberal Lee has taken steps to lower tensions with the nuclear-armed North, and the issue is one where he is expected to find common ground with Trump, who still boasts of his historic summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
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What’s most notable about the Virginia fight over Title IX isn’t that the Trump administration is aggressively applying it against liberal school boards.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Padres will deploy lefty reliever Wandy Peralta as an opener Friday night.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Fellow prospects Payton Tolle (No. 2) and Connelly Early (No. 6), both lefties, are also in Triple-A and could emerge as options as well.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The only winning strategy is to abandon reactionary hiring.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Electra Glide in Blue failed to land with audiences at the time, with critics dismissing it as a reactionary alternative to Easy Rider.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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What’s surprising is the utter disregard — willfully or naively — for blatant flaws in the communist worldview, where Big Government controls our destiny at the expense of a free market that made New York prosperous and appealing to college graduates in the first place.—
Luka Ladan,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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In the days since his victory, Mamdani has faced attacks from Republicans and conservatives for his faith as a Muslim, been falsely labeled a communist, and received a tepid welcome from many mainstream Democrats.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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United wanted a goalkeeper who could reshape the way the team built from the back, act as an extra outfield player and push them toward a more progressive style of play.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Yet the party’s soul-searching has inspired a robust discussion in left-leaning digital media circles about the path forward, which is clearly fueling interest in liberal and progressive writers, podcasters, and posters.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Mamdani, a democratic socialist, won his city’s Democratic mayoral primary in June over political heavyweight and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
18 Aug. 2025
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Mamdani, the democratic socialist favored to become New York City’s next mayor, won the Democratic primary in an upset victory on promises to make the nation’s most expensive city more affordable.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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First, the Heritage Foundation was never conservative.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The managers curate a mixture of funds with stocks and bonds inside the single large fund, shifting the balance to be more conservative as workers get closer to their target retirement year.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
14 Aug. 2025
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To complement the bright pink of the dress, Clooney wore gold accessories, including metallic high-heel sandals and pearl drop earrings.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
7 Aug. 2025
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What makes this collab even more of a match made in heaven is that both share a love for the color pink.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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