hard-line

Example Sentences

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Hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi visited Russian President Vladimir Putin on one of his first trips abroad.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2022

Hard-line clerics and other conservative Saudis have been pushing back.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021

Hard-line believers marched in Islamabad on Sunday in continued protest of Qadri’s execution.

From US News • Mar. 28, 2016

Hard-line military and political leaders in Tehran have roundly criticized the terms of the nuclear agreement negotiated by the Iranian president and Mr. Zarif.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2016

Hard-line policies like Harvard’s are necessary, government officials say, because undergraduate women are in unique peril.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2014