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Recent Examples of hawkish
The goal of this story is to broadly look at which portfolio stocks are at most risk from Trump’s hawkish trade policies, which names might be able to manage, and which may even benefit.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
One of his top officials, Under-Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, is known for hawkish views on China.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The Senate still has a number of Republicans with more hawkish views on national security issues, and Gabbard’s nomination could test their willingness to go along with Trump.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Iranian officials have begun hinting at potential changes in Iran’s nuclear posture, which formally eschews nuclear weapons development, with some hawkish figures openly calling for nuclear acquisition.
—Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
One of his top officials, Under-Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, is known for hawkish views on China.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The Senate still has a number of Republicans with more hawkish views on national security issues, and Gabbard’s nomination could test their willingness to go along with Trump.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Iranian officials have begun hinting at potential changes in Iran’s nuclear posture, which formally eschews nuclear weapons development, with some hawkish figures openly calling for nuclear acquisition.
—Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The detractors see evidence of someone seduced by gratuitous violence deployed wantonly as a lowest common denominator appeal to an unevolved, bloodthirsty audience.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Simmons cleverly folds this fact into his thriller, in which his cast of sailors must fight a bloodthirsty monster while also gradually going insane.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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First, Daniel is an incredible martial artist himself.—
Max Gao,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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Former mixed martial artist Georges St-Pierre played Batroc in Captain America: The Winter Soldier with a less comic-accurate suit and persona.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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