aggressive
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He led an aggressive expansion, turning the company into the country’s largest residential developer by sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The charity Buglife says the spiders are not aggressive and there's no record of them causing serious illness or death, but they can cause pain and swelling in rare cases if they bite.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recruiting has famously used aggressive, macho memes to attract the Francises of the world.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Researchers hope this investment will help speed up the development of new strategies to better understand, monitor, and treat some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
The car sounded like a toy that needed a new battery, and her music—loud, aggressive rock—blared through the open windows.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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