as in strict
not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards
a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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Ferguson also reportedly told major CEOs at a closed-door meeting last week that the FTC does not aim to stand in the way of mergers, seemingly trying to separate himself from former FTC Chair Lina Khan’s hard-line stance.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
Zack Beauchamp: Make America Hungary again American proponents of Orbán often praise his hard-line policies on migration and refugees, but this is a red herring.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
But Netanyahu has also faced demands from his hard-line allies not to allow any deal in Gaza that falls short of Hamas' destruction.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
But Netanyahu has also faced demands from his hard-line allies not to allow any deal in Gaza that falls short of Hamas’ destruction.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
Zack Beauchamp: Make America Hungary again American proponents of Orbán often praise his hard-line policies on migration and refugees, but this is a red herring.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
But Netanyahu has also faced demands from his hard-line allies not to allow any deal in Gaza that falls short of Hamas' destruction.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
But Netanyahu has also faced demands from his hard-line allies not to allow any deal in Gaza that falls short of Hamas’ destruction.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-line. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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