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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
He acknowledged the Supreme Court’s rightward turn, but pointed out that most decisions are made by trial and circuit court judges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2024
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
President Emmanuel Macron, whose government has shifted rightward on migration and security issues, will join Francis on Saturday and is slated to attend his big Mass at the Velodrome.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 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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