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fiercely

[feers-lee] / ˈfɪərs li /


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Fiercely driven to stand out, Mr. Rollins decided that sounding like Sonny Rollins made more sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Fiercely protective of his privacy, Tejero kept away from the press and never published his memoirs.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Fiercely devoted to her mother, she is imprinted with the immutable desire to survive and somehow, some way, return to her Edenic home.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

Fiercely protective of each other, four of the sisters despise their singularly awful brother-in-law, John Paul — a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Fiercely he hit out at the filthy thing in front of him that bobbed like a toy and came back, still grinning into his face, so that he lashed and cried out in loathing.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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