hard-charging
adjective
US
: very aggressive, determined, or ambitious : hard-driving
a hard-charging young executive
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Newsom is reportedly aiming to keep the measure off the ballot by negotiating some kind of compromise with Dave Regan, the hard-charging president of SEIU-UHCW.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
But there’s an incentive to stick to his hard-charging ways.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
Despite the controversy, MacCormack doubled down on his remarks Wednesday and remained defiant against the criticism by leaders, saying that the Republican Party needs more young, outspoken, hard-charging conservatives like him.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2026
Both Ali and Shaikh praised Nanjiani for his improv abilities, particularly in a court room scene opposite Andrew Rannells, who plays a hard-charging DA running for mayor.
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Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
But there’s an incentive to stick to his hard-charging ways.
—
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Despite the controversy, MacCormack doubled down on his remarks Wednesday and remained defiant against the criticism by leaders, saying that the Republican Party needs more young, outspoken, hard-charging conservatives like him.
—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2026
Both Ali and Shaikh praised Nanjiani for his improv abilities, particularly in a court room scene opposite Andrew Rannells, who plays a hard-charging DA running for mayor.
—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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“Hard-charging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-charging. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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