hawkishness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“The sharp spike in hawkishness following the start of the Middle East conflict has been sustained, but the overall tone has now started to ease,” economists at UBS wrote in a note to clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“The scene may also be littered by renewed hawkishness among central banks, should the War be lasting,” he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
But Takaichi's hawkishness on defence worries Haruka, a voter in her 30s.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
“In China, there is mounting domestic pressure, and some people want to resort to nationalism, to hawkishness, to seek an outcome that deals with that pressure,” said Shen Dingli, a Shanghai-based international relations scholar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Indeed, two-year Treasury yields closed at 4.722% after briefly spiking to 4.778%, as bond market continued to cast doubt on Fed's hawkishness of two more hikes.
From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2023
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