hard-charging
adjective
US
: very aggressive, determined, or ambitious : hard-driving
a hard-charging young executive
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Forty seconds into the second stanza, Wedgewood produced another nice save on a wrister by hard-charging Alex Laferriere.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
The first challenge for coach Brad Underwood's team will be stopping a hard-charging UConn juggernaut.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Two minutes later, Brown drove for a hard-charging layup that left Chet Holmgren sprawled on the parquet beneath the basket.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Based on Mullin's support for hard-charging immigration policies and his close ties to Trump, Democrats do not anticipate any major breakthroughs for their agenda with Noem out.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
The first challenge for coach Brad Underwood's team will be stopping a hard-charging UConn juggernaut.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Two minutes later, Brown drove for a hard-charging layup that left Chet Holmgren sprawled on the parquet beneath the basket.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Based on Mullin's support for hard-charging immigration policies and his close ties to Trump, Democrats do not anticipate any major breakthroughs for their agenda with Noem out.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Hard-charging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-charging. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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