hard-line

Example Sentences

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Kalshi has taken a hard line against insider trading, while Barron’s has previously reported that Polymarket social media accounts have promoted instances of potential insider trading occurring on Polymarket.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“There’s no hard line dates for any of our players, it really isn’t,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Farage stressed Thomas and his party colleagues in Wales would set Welsh policy, saying he was "not a hard line dictator".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Now Musk, who has called himself a free-speech absolutist, while also vowing to take a hard line on child exploitation, faces growing calls for enforcement around the world and in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

His thin lips were set in a short, hard line.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson