hard-driving
adjective
hard-driv·ing
ˈhär(d)-ˈdrī-viŋ 
: intensely ambitious, energetic, or hardworking
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But ultimately its hard-driving and secretive negotiations may work against those goals.
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026
Extreme Weather If your porch furniture is under cover, there's still a chance those cushions will get blown around or hit by hard-driving rain.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
His expansive sonic palette includes soaring anthems, tender ballads, and hard-driving dance tracks with a focus on thumping bass and earworm melodies.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Country Sides is an 11-track LP that showcases the Heathens’ range in melody and lyrics, drawing on sounds and styles that defined their two decades as a hard-driving Americana outfit.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026
Extreme Weather If your porch furniture is under cover, there's still a chance those cushions will get blown around or hit by hard-driving rain.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
His expansive sonic palette includes soaring anthems, tender ballads, and hard-driving dance tracks with a focus on thumping bass and earworm melodies.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Country Sides is an 11-track LP that showcases the Heathens’ range in melody and lyrics, drawing on sounds and styles that defined their two decades as a hard-driving Americana outfit.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Hard-driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-driving. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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