bellicose
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“If the stronger party is taking bellicose positions, they’re worried that they’re going to be dragged into a war they don’t want to fight.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Following weeks of increasingly bellicose rhetoric surrounding his desire to seize the autonomous Danish territory, Trump said at Davos that he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him, without providing details.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
It’s not the first time he’s made such bellicose boasts.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
Whereas other música Mexicana acts have built massive audiences by singing about their more bellicose escapades, Cornejo has made a name for himself by focusing on matters of the heart.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025
With a bellicose finger, he jabbed at a picture of Fidel Castro.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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