hawkishness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
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