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But her mother guards her fiercely, because even the most minor imbalance in her small, cloistered world could bring the seizures back again.—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 Those snap reactions appear to contradict decades of Republican messaging in Kansas and Missouri, where guns are both ubiquitous and fiercely defended.—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026 Federal officials claimed Good tried to weaponize her vehicle, but that account has been fiercely disputed by both local officials and Good's family.—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026 Serious, even stern, Douglas was highly principled, fiercely uncompromising and personally brave.—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiercely