right-wings

plural of right-wing

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Noun
  • Those two issues, in particular, women’s empowerment and agrarian reform, went over like a lead balloon with the archconservatives of the country, especially religious.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • For The Times) The Supreme Court upheld states’ ability to count mail ballots postmarked by election day but arriving later, which conservatives have argued slows vote counting but liberals defend as expanding voter access.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Giving the president more direct control over who serves on those bodies has long been a goal of conservatives, who have objected to unelected bureaucrats wielding too much power with little accountability.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • While most of the familiar multi-variety white cuvées are traditional blend styles from regions like Rhône Valley, Rioja, Tuscany, or Bordeaux, a handful around the globe—and especially from the New World—combine varieties that would infuriate traditionalists.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
  • Truck traditionalists, however, will not settle for less than eight cylinders under the hood, Kuniskis said, and customers often tell him that a compact truck can't get them to their work site or reliably tow their boats or trailers.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Bass’ absence from the city soon caught the eye of right-wingers, with Spencer Pratt, who ran against her in the nonpartisan primary election, and Steve Hilton, who is running for governor, among those critiquing her.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Gratified right-wingers closely examined the charges and pointed to the prosecution as validation of their belief that conservative Christians across America are being oppressed by violent left-leaning protesters.
    Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • That is, rightists who oppose aid to Ukraine tend to be skeptical of Israel and at least open to having anti-Semites in the Republican coalition.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • The executive director of Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, Cassie Schwerner, said her family has followed voting rights through their ups and downs.
    Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The march stems from the violent 1969 police raid of the Stonewall Inn that catalyzed the gay rights movement at a time when many people who were LGBTQIA+ hid their identity.
    Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 28 June 2026
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