Recent Examples on the WebThe Idaho Senate took a rightward turn after the 2022 primary elections, when numerous far-right candidates beat out more establishment candidates for their party’s nomination.—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024 Indeed, The Washington Post found a rightward tilt after Twitter changed hands.—Anupam Chander, The Conversation, 21 May 2024 But he is also linked to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the conservative justice who has become a symbol to many of the court’s rightward tilt and who has faced widespread complaints of violating the principles of judicial ethics.—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024 Texas Monthly described Starr County, further south, as the place that had experienced the largest rightward turn of any county nationwide; Hillary Clinton had clinched victory there by a margin of 60 percentage points in 2016, but Mr. Biden claimed it by only 5.—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rightward
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