pugnacity
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I am not persuaded by this criticism—the idea that Jaffa’s famous pugnacity arose from his Straussian ideas rather than his personality strikes me as tendentious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
His famous pugnacity became trained more and more on members of his own party, and his own constituents, than on Republicans.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2024
“There was a wonderfully endearing pugnacity to Terry,” said Steven V. Roberts, a veteran Washington journalist who became friends with Mr. Lenzner while covering his college football exploits for the Harvard Crimson newspaper.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2020
She assails colonialism, machismo, hypocrisy and hate, and praises Pan-American solidarity and traditions, in songs that balance pugnacity, elegance and lithe rhythms.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2019
His pugnacity, querulousness and egotism displayed themselves in various ways, and rendered him offensive even to many persons who would willingly have been his friends.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
Vocabulary lists containing pugnacity
Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 2
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2014 Vocabulary Video Contest (M-Z)
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Vocab Video Contest (2016) - List 5
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