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District Judge David O. Carter, a no less colorful figure than Yagman, has built a reputation for judicial unorothodoxy bordering on heavy-handedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Though that’s perfectly valid in theory, the heavy-handedness is quite a surprise coming from Parks, whose greatest plays float at the midpoint between archetype and individual.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023

It is all a response to two dynamics: A U.S. government demanding more from its allies, and reaction to what many in the region see as Beijing’s heavy-handedness as its economic and military prowess expand.

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2023

French police regularly clear makeshift migrant camps on France’s northern coastdrawing complaints of heavy-handedness from migrants and human rights groups.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2021

He appealed strongly to all that was worst in Roman taste—its heavy-handedness, its admiration of verbal cleverness, its tendency towards brutality.

From Latin Literature by Mackail, J. W. (John William)