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adj.belligerent, hostile

adj.assertive

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She also expressed regret for not being more aggressive internally to help right the ship on the response.

A DEVASTATING PICTURE OF TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE — FROM A FIRSTHAND WITNESSAARON BLAKESEPTEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POST

He’s a conservative “tough on crime” Republican who supports aggressive prosecutorial tactics.

THE STUNNING HYPOCRISY OF BILL BARRANDREW PROKOPSEPTEMBER 17, 2020VOX

Under an aggressive pro-Democratic gerrymander, they likely secure just nine safe seats.

AMERICA NEEDS A DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONMATTHEW YGLESIASSEPTEMBER 17, 2020VOX

She can be incredibly sexually aggressive, or she can be very frightened when someone just touches her hand.

‘RATCHED’ BRINGS BACK ICONIC CINEMATIC VILLAINBRIAN T. CARNEYSEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE

One officer who had assaulted her briefly disappeared from her area of the detention center only to later return, becoming “increasingly aggressive and intimidating.”

ICE DEPORTED A WOMAN WHO ACCUSED GUARDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT WHILE THE FEDS WERE STILL INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENTBY LOMI KRIELSEPTEMBER 15, 2020PROPUBLICA

While Houston finished as a merely average unit on D, the Rockets became far stingier and more aggressive after the trade to go smaller.

EVERYTHING SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE FOR THE HOUSTON ROCKETS. EVEN JAMES HARDEN’S FUTURE.CHRIS HERRING (CHRIS.HERRING@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)SEPTEMBER 14, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

Even highly leveraged companies seen as risky after years of aggressive borrowing, like TransDigm, got in on the action.

THE BIG CORPORATE RESCUE AND THE AMERICA THAT’S TOO SMALL TO SAVEBY LYDIA DEPILLIS, JUSTIN ELLIOTT AND PAUL KIELSEPTEMBER 12, 2020PROPUBLICA

Experts evaluating Nikola’s battery claims were skeptical of the company’s aggressive timeline.

NEW REPORT CLAIMS WIDESPREAD DECEPTION BY NIKOLA MOTOR AND FOUNDER TREVOR MILTONDZANEMORRISSEPTEMBER 10, 2020FORTUNE

New York has maintained aggressive restrictions on indoor dining and other businesses that can contribute to coronavirus transmission.

NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT NEEDS A $12 BILLION BAILOUT—OR THE ENTIRE U.S. ECONOMIC RECOVERY MAY SUFFERDZANEMORRISSEPTEMBER 3, 2020FORTUNE

New York state made a miraculous about-face from the nation’s hotbed to a model for how to contain the pandemic with aggressive lockdowns and testing.

PICK YOUR POISONNICK MANCALL-BITELSEPTEMBER 3, 2020EATER

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