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belligerence

[buh-lij-er-uhns] / bəˈlɪdʒ ər əns /


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His repeated efforts to protect his intellectual property were often viewed not as personal belligerence but as part of a longer historical pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

As in, they'll be so desperate to keep the series alive in Melbourne on Saturday they'll metamorphose into a team of belligerence and belief - a band of brothers who will blow the Lions away.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

Not a ton, at least as far as new intelligence, input from allies, or Iranian belligerence.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

He finally regressed to his usual juvenile belligerence and insulted Micklethwait and the friendly Wall St. Journal, saying they don't know what they're talking about.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2024

They stayed, stubborn relics of a misplaced childhood, reminding anyone who witnessed his pointless, endless, feckless belligerence, that this man was once a boy.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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