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the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody
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Landing a high-end top-six centre — preferably one with some size and edge to replace Miller’s hard-nosed qualities — should be the Canucks’ top priority, both at this deadline and going forward.
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Private equity requires specialized skills, and a critical one is hard-nosed due diligence before an investment is made.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Still, intelligence liaison is a form of hard-nosed statecraft, and each side wields its knowledge for its own national interest.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
The jury's decision rebukes the defense's argument Madigan and co-defendant Mike McClain were doing hard-nosed politics as usual.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Private equity requires specialized skills, and a critical one is hard-nosed due diligence before an investment is made.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Still, intelligence liaison is a form of hard-nosed statecraft, and each side wields its knowledge for its own national interest.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
The jury's decision rebukes the defense's argument Madigan and co-defendant Mike McClain were doing hard-nosed politics as usual.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard-nosed
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“Hard-nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-nosed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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