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a red-blooded rugby player who always plays to win
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Many on the right viewed Penny as a red-blooded American man who justifiably defended himself and others from violent derangement.
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Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Same as any young, red-blooded American man – hitting the gym and listening to Carly Rae Jepsen.
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2024
Like most red-blooded Americans, Fukuyama rejected the sour realist theory of international relations, which sees history not as a progression toward enlightenment and peace but as a cycle of conflict.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
Every red-blooded American male has no doubt fantasized about what went on in Hugh Hefner’s bedroom with his harem of blond bombshells.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
Why would a red-blooded American corporation not be interested in making a profit?
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 July 2023
Prince was radiant, red-blooded male desire, just in reverse: not the usual swagger of splayed legs and tough, but searing allure, softness, and deceptive doe eyes, belying stone-cold intent...
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 15 May 2023
What matters is framing the issue around a clear divide between an in-group (red-blooded, red-meat-eating, red-voting Americans) and an out-group (liberal, cosmopolitan, effete, transnational, technocratic elites forcing you to eat crickets).
—Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
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Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Same as any young, red-blooded American man – hitting the gym and listening to Carly Rae Jepsen.
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2024
Like most red-blooded Americans, Fukuyama rejected the sour realist theory of international relations, which sees history not as a progression toward enlightenment and peace but as a cycle of conflict.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
Every red-blooded American male has no doubt fantasized about what went on in Hugh Hefner’s bedroom with his harem of blond bombshells.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
Why would a red-blooded American corporation not be interested in making a profit?
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 July 2023
Prince was radiant, red-blooded male desire, just in reverse: not the usual swagger of splayed legs and tough, but searing allure, softness, and deceptive doe eyes, belying stone-cold intent...
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 15 May 2023
What matters is framing the issue around a clear divide between an in-group (red-blooded, red-meat-eating, red-voting Americans) and an out-group (liberal, cosmopolitan, effete, transnational, technocratic elites forcing you to eat crickets).
—Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
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“Red-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-blooded. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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