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Recent Examples of hawkish
This hawkish legal strategy indicates that a new phase of the GLP-1 gold rush has begun—a crackdown against any entity selling non-name-brand medications.
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Unemployment is the sticking point Rising unemployment has been the factor which has caused even the more hawkish members of the FOMC to pause.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
The surge in the yen, which started when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) signaled a hawkish tilt in monetary policy in recent weeks, forced many market participants to quickly unwind their yen carry trades, a popular investment strategy.
—Laura He, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Experts said more hawkish views often come to the forefront at times of regional strife.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Unemployment is the sticking point Rising unemployment has been the factor which has caused even the more hawkish members of the FOMC to pause.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
The surge in the yen, which started when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) signaled a hawkish tilt in monetary policy in recent weeks, forced many market participants to quickly unwind their yen carry trades, a popular investment strategy.
—Laura He, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Experts said more hawkish views often come to the forefront at times of regional strife.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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China is constantly searching for opportunities to take bits of territory and catch its opponent by surprise, without taking overt warlike actions.Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021
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That’s even despite CGI creatures like bloodthirsty sharks and rhinos introduced.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rather than ramble about one of his pet subjects—bloodthirsty criminals flooding the southern border; Joe Biden being the worst President in American history—Trump listens, with genuine curiosity, as Von, a former addict, talks about doing cocaine.Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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This is the natural movement of a master martial artist or athlete, or the altruistic acts of a leader who takes care of the whole picture.Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Hardy Win First Major Championship in Over Five Years There has been a long history of former athletes making their way to WWE, with multiple mixed martial artists finding success in professional wrestling.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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