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Origin of leftward
Example Sentences
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Forty-three-year-old community organizer Katie Wilson eked out a victory in Seattle’s mayoral race last week, according to the tally completed Wednesday, underscoring the city’s leftward lurch in other races.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
We’ve been hearing an awful lot about her as a deeply principled person who is slowly drifting leftward.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2025
“The late vote count tends to reflect the closing sentiment of the elections, regardless of whether it’s a rightward or a leftward shift,” Madrid said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
Mr. Reid, though, reflected the broader leftward shift of his party and his state.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
Moving slowly but steadily, I made a rising leftward traverse across the top of the Lhotse Face, then ascended a prow of shattered black schist called the Geneva Spur.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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