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aggressor

[uh-gres-er] / əˈgrɛs ər /


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"No pressure can justify collaborating with an aggressor," Silva wrote in an open letter addressed to Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's powerful interior minister and a close ally of Maduro.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

In a statement, Ukraine's military confirmed it had again hit the Tuapse refinery, as part of concerted efforts to "reduce the military-economic potential of the Russian aggressor".

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

But attorneys for the county argued in court filings that it was Seitz who was actually the aggressor.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

He hit Rashid for two fours and a six in his second over and was the aggressor in a partnership of 71 with Tom Bruce.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

Fired up with the conviction that their cause was a noble one and the enemy an aggressor, they joined the colors and went to war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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