belligerence

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Repentance turns to belligerence in “Sorry Not Sorry,” a new song from “Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale,” the expanded version of Tyler, the Creator’s 2021 album.

From New York Times

“Bolsonaro’s return will swell the belligerence and polarization in a society that is already polarized,” said political scientist David Magalhães, coordinator of Brazil’s independent Observatory of the Extreme Right.

From Washington Post

Chinese leaders see Russia as a vital counterweight to American power, even if they may quietly wish that Mr. Putin would pull back from military belligerence.

From New York Times

Contemporary conservatism is organized around grievance, both proclaiming victimhood and asserting one’s agency with a gaudy belligerence.

From Washington Post

Japan has watched with growing concern China's belligerence toward Taiwan as Beijing seeks to assert its sovereignty claims over the island.

From Reuters