aggression
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But Mr. Craighead intersperses his account with his captivating back story of his troubled youth and his search for meaning through righteous aggression and personal sacrifice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Fire is usually coded as aggression, danger and toughness.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
He says his son should attack Garcia using suffocating, bobbing aggression - the kind that Nigel used to blow out Iran Barkley in 1990.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lowe reviewed the video and described the shark as inquisitive, saying it exhibited no behaviors that would indicate aggression or predation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The odor of their sweat was spiked with a new aggression.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
The two nations’ ruling Communist parties have also established ways to tackle issues, such as Chinese aggressions against Vietnamese fishermen in the Paracels, out of the public eye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Such aggressions forced Pomos to disperse far from the lake, including to the North Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
Overall, bonobos engaged in 2.8 times more aggressive interactions and 3 times as many physical aggressions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
A copy of Marcos’ remarks during ASEAN’s hourlong meeting with Qiang on Wednesday issued to journalists showed the Philippine president fired a veiled critique but did not raise any specific aggressions in the disputed sea.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
The Japanese have not only successfully defended themselves against the aggressions of Russia.
From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by George Hebard Maxwell
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