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belligerency

[buh-lij-er-uhn-see] / bəˈlɪdʒ ər ən si /


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"We do want to have the region come to terms between all the countries and agree against any belligerency from any side to any other."

From Reuters Nov. 5, 2022

His belligerency and weapons programs make it difficult.

From Washington Post May 13, 2022

Since Japan did not formally declare war on China, a state of belligerency did not technically exist.

From Textbooks Dec. 30, 2014

Whether it works or not, it shows how much the nature of modern belligerency is changing.

From Economist Oct. 12, 2011

He had not expected to find in the St. Denis quarter a stronghold of belligerency.

From The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 by Sue, Eug?ne




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