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Trump had won by fifty-three points there in 2016, and Greene’s paranoid pugnacity seemed like a good fit, if voters could stomach an outsider.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026 -
That does not mean his pugnacity has dimmed.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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But there is a far more important influence Dobeš can have on this series than his combativeness, and that is his puckhandling.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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The clearer these expectations are, the more collaborative and cooperative the CEO-board relationship will be, avoiding chaos and combativeness.—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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The Russians still seek territorial concessions and reportedly even want Ukraine to cede land that Putin has been unable to capture through his deadly and costly aggression.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
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The United States recently deployed at least one Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle—capable of conducting strikes and reconnaissance—in Northeast Asia amid aggression from North Korea.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Officers in Texas displayed startling belligerence at times, grabbing or tackling students a fraction of their size over misconduct that often appeared to be minor.—
Clare Amari,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Analysts say that Beijing’s belligerence, including a massive military display in December and intensifying disputes with other countries, including Vietnam and the Philippines, has pushed regional nations to remilitarize.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Rogan began the show in his customary posture of sleepy truculence.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Trump may get away with this approach; his unpredictability, and Netanyahu’s bellicosity, will temper the mullahs’ atomic ambitions for now.—
Ray Takeyh,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Dec. 2025
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Perhaps it’s seen as less radical because bellicosity is often viewed as the measure of one’s radicalness.—
Rebecca Solnit
February 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2024
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Council, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound, 24-year-old native of Rochester, New York, showed some of that feistiness during the recent Pacers’ workout.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Covino’s facility with his ensemble is to draw out their inherent screen qualities, from Marvin’s ebullience, to Arjona’s energetic feistiness, to Johnson’s unflappable cool.—
Katie Walsh,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Yet signs of pressing persist as the Padres steer solutions toward aggressiveness on the basepaths.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Lurie partly values Roseman because of his strategic aggressiveness to make sure great players are locked down long term.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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“Pugnaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pugnaciousness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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