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a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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But hard-line conservatives are pushing for any tax cut package to pay for itself, and be either deficit neutral or even begin to reduce the national debt.
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Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Recognizing consumers’ more holistic attitude to men’s and women’s clothing, many designers have dispensed with hard-line categories and incorporated a more fluid approach, featuring womenswear in men’s shows and vice versa.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
Despite his hard-line rhetoric on immigration, Trump deported fewer people during his first term than his Democratic predecessor, Obama.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Angelenos react to Trump’s immigration crackdown Angelenos took to the streets (and freeways) in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday in a massive protest against President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Recognizing consumers’ more holistic attitude to men’s and women’s clothing, many designers have dispensed with hard-line categories and incorporated a more fluid approach, featuring womenswear in men’s shows and vice versa.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
Despite his hard-line rhetoric on immigration, Trump deported fewer people during his first term than his Democratic predecessor, Obama.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Angelenos react to Trump’s immigration crackdown Angelenos took to the streets (and freeways) in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday in a massive protest against President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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