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Brin, a friend of Gov. Gavin Newsom since the Democrat was mayor of San Francisco, has been moving rightward recently.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
There is no guarantee that the rightward shift will last beyond the current election cycle, said Oliver Stuenkel, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
But his district, the 28th, has a significant population of Hispanic and/or Latino voters and has become more Republican in recent years as those groups have trended rightward.
From Slate ● May 7, 2024
The issue of women in ministry has long been debated among Southern Baptists, dating back to the late 20th century controversies that led to a sharp rightward shift in its leadership.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
The next four constructions allow a writer to shift a phrase rightward when it is too heavy or too newsworthy to be taking up space in the middle of a sentence.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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