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aggression

noun as in attack, often military

noun as in hostile or forceful behavior, attitude

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Coach Charlotte Edwards has changed England's ODI approach to a more conventional gameplan compared to the aggression under Jon Lewis and this was its perfect blueprint, executed by the two most experienced players.

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For Ukraine and its allies, the conflict is not a personal dispute but a war of aggression being fought by an authoritarian state, with imperial ambitions, against a European democracy.

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The Taliban government said it would take part in the talks despite "Pakistani aggression", which it says was Islamabad's attempt to prolong the conflict.

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The RAF aircraft "are not just a show of strength, they are vital in deterring aggression, securing Nato airspace, and protecting our national security and that of our allies," he added.

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In the landmark statement in August 1995, Murayama said that "Japan...through its colonial rule and aggression, caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly to those of Asian nations".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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