hard-driving
adjective
hard-driv·ing
ˈhär(d)-ˈdrī-viŋ 
: intensely ambitious, energetic, or hardworking
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she's the most hard-driving malpractice lawyer I've ever seen
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The hard-driving dealmakers who Ellison will rely on to supply hits and bolster market confidence are undaunted.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 July 2024
The hard-driving late mogul and his high-level executives at his company, then known as Viacom, were dismissive of her talents and ambition.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Screeching tires and a roaring engine offer an apt opening for this hard-driving song from these longtime metal masters.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
Bennett is a young, fast-moving, hard-driving, ambitious politician who has declared that all the members of his coalition will have to check their ideological ambitions at the cabinet room door.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2021
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 July 2024
The hard-driving late mogul and his high-level executives at his company, then known as Viacom, were dismissive of her talents and ambition.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Screeching tires and a roaring engine offer an apt opening for this hard-driving song from these longtime metal masters.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
Bennett is a young, fast-moving, hard-driving, ambitious politician who has declared that all the members of his coalition will have to check their ideological ambitions at the cabinet room door.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2021
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“Hard-driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-driving. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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