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Milei has, in the past, been criticised by Argentine veterans of the 1982 conflict for being "too soft" on the Falklands, which Argentines call Las Malvinas.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Criticism, she said plainly, comes from all sides: that she is too soft on the Cuban government, or too critical of it; that she says too little about the U.S. embargo, or too much.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Orban’s government may also have been soft on environmental and labor questions.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

Toward the end of Elizabeth II’s reign, critics argued that the queen had been too soft on her son Andrew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

I woke once and heard the snow ticking thick and soft on the tent.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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