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What is a ‘hawkish cut?' Daniel de Visé Most forecasters expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates on Dec. 10.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
There were plenty of forces steering the GOP back to its roots after Trump lost in 2020 — such as Mitch McConnell, who sought to restore a hawkish foreign policy and traditional Republican economic agenda.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
While the market is pricing in a Fed rate cut, it could be accompanied by more hawkish forward guidance, which could hurt risk assets like bitcoin, according to Adam Crisafulli, head of Vital Knowledge.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Now Takaichi, a hawkish figure who has previously drawn Beijing’s ire for questioning some of the narratives around imperial Japan’s culpability for its war atrocities, has taken the step of speaking plainly on the Taiwan issue.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
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Mosaku captivated audiences as Annie, a powerful healer and spiritual guide who helps fight off bloodthirsty vampires in Sinners.—
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Lopez starred as Terri Flores, the doc's director who ultimately shoots the anaconda dead and survives, after several members of her crew are killed by the bloodthirsty beast.—
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The difference is largely rucking’s militaristic origins.—
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In the series created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Moten plays Maximus, a member of the militaristic techno-religious order known as the Brotherhood of Steel, which navigates a post-nuclear wasteland with the mission of collecting, preserving, and controlling advanced technology.—
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Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.—
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Page is a British mixed martial artist and former kickboxing champion who rose to fame in Bellator MMA before transitioning to the UFC.—
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African writers have likewise shrouded Shaka in legends of martial prowess.—
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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