pugnacity

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Noun
  • The Workplace Bully Forget the Hollywood version — the red-faced screamer, the open aggression bully.
    Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • That means reducing aggression, agitation, and sleep disturbances.
    Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When expectant fathers face hostility or subtle exclusion at work, the consequences can extend beyond their own careers.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Questions were raised over Putin’s motives in calling the brief halt to hostilities, which came just after the Trump administration threatened to abandon peace efforts without tangible signs of progress.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Pugnacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pugnacity. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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