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hawkishness

American  
[hawk-ish-nis] / ˈhɔk ɪʃ nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality of being hawkish, or of favoring hard-line or aggressive positions in politics or economics.


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But Takaichi's hawkishness on defence worries Haruka, a voter in her 30s.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“Warsh is a bit more of a wild card given past hawkishness and recent dovishness,” a team of Wells Fargo strategists led by Michael Schumacher wrote in a note earlier this year.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 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

One is a potential rebound in U.S. inflation, which could stoke bets on more Fed hawkishness and unwind many of the anti-dollar trades that have prospered this year.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

Public animosity, in turn, can incentivize leaders to speak and act aggressively, a hawkishness that journalists then communicate back to the public.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023