aggressor
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Axar played the aggressor, Sundar the anchor, and the win was sealed with 28 balls to spare.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Witnesses suggested that Tom had acted in self-defense against his aggressor after the two came to blows one day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Federal agents claimed he was the aggressor in that incident, but Martinez said neither he nor other members of the group have faced any charges in connection with their work.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
He warned this month that "any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance."
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
For the first time in modern history, major wars of aggression were stopped partly because of the revulsion felt by the citizens of the aggressor nations.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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