hard-hitting
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Now, in the campaign’s final days, both have been telling voters in vivid detail about the other’s shortcomings, spreading their messages in hard-hitting ads and at bluntly worded news conferences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Zhu became premier in 1998 and swiftly lived up to his reputation as a hard-hitting free marketeer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We have some hard-hitting journalism down here," he observed, highlighting a sign from Ella, who had come from Sunderland.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Early signs suggested that “Iceman” would constitute a return to Drake’s tough-talking ways in the wake of his humiliating defeat, and indeed that’s largely what the album delivers over plush yet hard-hitting beats.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
A hard-hitting linebacker and captain on the football team who left the field and refused to return when a brawl erupted in his final high school game.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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