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Origin of leftward
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Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old Democratic socialist, capitalized on the state’s leftward turn and voter dissatisfaction with incumbents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
We’ve been hearing an awful lot about her as a deeply principled person who is slowly drifting leftward.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2025
Both represented a growing effort to push policies leftward at City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023
“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
The solution is to pull not only two slots leftward, giving us the pleasing symmetry between helped him and freed him.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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