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fiercely

[feers-lee] / ˈfɪərs li /


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Fast-food businesses are lobbying fiercely against the proposal.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

He wasn’t working overtime to pretend he didn’t love this music exactly as fiercely as the rest of us punters.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Her family said she was "one of a kind" who "lived fully, fiercely and never did anything by halves".

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The area surrounding Minembwe, which has been fiercely contested for months, has been particularly difficult for international organisations to access.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Forty years old, with a thick mustache and the posture of a flagpole, Liddy was known around Washington as intelligent, fiercely loyal, and something of a loose cannon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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