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aggression

[uh-gresh-uhn] / əˈgrɛʃ ən /




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The column urges him to display greater aggression, authenticity, and personal warmth during the remaining six weeks before the primary.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

In the 1970s, she observed a stratification between groups of chimpanzees at a national park in Tanzania, with increasing aggression as males screeched and threw objects.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

William Osula once again justified that call with his second goal in two games, but Newcastle are an increasingly blunt side lacking aggression, quality and ideas.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

"Given the usual tendencies of ants, I first assumed that I was observing aggression," Moffett said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

As in the past, they met continued settler aggression with determined resistance.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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