right-wings

plural of right-wing

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Noun
  • The state assemblymember has been celebrated by many young progressives as well as endorsed by top Democrats, while criticized by conservatives and some moderates concerned about what the city would look like under his leadership.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The videos align with conservatives’ push to teach a positive view of America’s past and with the state’s rules on teaching about race and gender.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s also an argument — and maybe this is just one for traditionalists — that football is also supposed to be, on some level, a test of individual stamina and adaptability.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • These traditionalists support overhauling the popular entitlement programs Medicare and Social Security, the health insurance and pension programs for seniors, respectively.
    David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Monster has debuted into this very fraught political moment where, despite no evidence showing a link between violence and transness, right-wingers have gone to great pains to paint almost every mass shooter who makes front page news as trans in hopes of stripping trans people of their rights.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • Naturally, some right-wingers were up in arms about the pick.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Historians have pointed to Hodge’s early support of reactionary rightists, including industrialists, landlords, and businessmen—people who were associated with Japanese rule.
    Kornel Chang September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Human rights organizations have renewed their criticism, airing concerns about the persecution of dissent in a country where more than 800 people are behind bars for political reasons, according to the legal rights organization Foro Penal.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Earle-Sears also attacked Spanberger over her support for transgender rights.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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