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aggression

[uh-gresh-uhn] / əˈgrɛʃ ən /




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Northumberland County Council said it had a multi-agency Child to Parent Violence and Aggression steering group and offered a range of services for families.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

The American Civil War was sometimes referred in the South as the War Between the States, and, later, the War of Northern Aggression.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: "Abbott Elementary" — "Party" "The Bear" — "Fishes" "The Bear" — "Honeydew" "The Gentlemen" — "Refined Aggression" "Hacks" — "Bulletproof" "The Ms. Pat Show" — "I’m the Pappy"

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024

Aggression, enmity and maybe even predation are often the dominant themes in a cop show, but here it is wariness.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

There is also a rifle near the bottom that’s seen better days, a relic from the War of Northern Aggression and damn near useless.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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