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Republican politicians have canceled meetings or opted to hold them virtually in response to criticism and combativeness from voters, and some Democratic town halls have also been targeted.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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This massive one by Salaün — her second of three en route to 19 points — was set up by the aggression of Leite, who became the attacker that moved Dallas’ defense.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Heatherwick gave a lecture at the Russian Pavilion, a questionable choice in itself and one that drew calls for a boycott, considering Russia’s curators canceled the country’s participation in the Biennale because of the country’s aggression in Ukraine.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, observers in Washington and Seoul have become hopeful that growing public support in South Korea for developing an independent nuclear deterrent might provide Beijing with another compelling reason to renew its efforts to restrain the North’s belligerence.—
SHUXIAN LUO,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Aug. 2025
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Its outcome defines European security and Chinese belligerence over the next decade.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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Those who remember the truculence of those rough-and-tumble Ducks know how much of a sacrifice that was.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Trump’s truculence has infuriated Canadians, leading many to cancel U.S. vacations, refuse to buy American goods and possibly even to vote early.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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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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Drescher brought greater visibility and idiosyncratic feistiness to SAG-AFTRA, but can that momentum be sustained?—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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Before the Bucs' preseason finale, head coach Todd Bowles praised Sanders for his effort on special teams and his overall aggressiveness.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Detroit Tigers came into last offseason with some money to spend and a lot of aggressiveness.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Contrary to former President Joe Biden, our co-belligerency is not to make Ukraine safe for democracy.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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Furthermore, pursuant to Additional Protocol I, Article 47(1), mercenaries do not qualify as combatants, and as such, cannot benefit from the privilege of belligerency.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
12 June 2022
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The scrappiness and spoiler mentality were evident Sunday, starting with Sandy Alcantara making the Mets appear lifeless for most of his seven innings.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The unselfishness and scrappiness of the Golden Eagles is reminiscent of those teams coached by Al McGuire in halcyon days.—
Ben Steele,
Journal Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2023
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“Pugnaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pugnaciousness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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