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a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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The Islamic State group follows a hard-line version of Sunni Islam and considers Shiite Muslims to be apostates.
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Warren P. Strobel, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Democrats are split on how to handle border enforcement and immigration under Trump, with some warming to his hard-line stand.
—Associated Pess, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
Tom Williams Democrats were split on how to handle border enforcement and immigration under Trump, with some warming to his hard-line stand.
—CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025
At the start of his second term, Trump has positioned himself as the face of global hard-line conservative populism.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Warren P. Strobel, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Democrats are split on how to handle border enforcement and immigration under Trump, with some warming to his hard-line stand.
—Associated Pess, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
Tom Williams Democrats were split on how to handle border enforcement and immigration under Trump, with some warming to his hard-line stand.
—CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025
At the start of his second term, Trump has positioned himself as the face of global hard-line conservative populism.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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