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They can get belligerent, upset that “the government” has their personal information or shattered at the thought that a partner is likely cheating on them.
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Some contacts also noted a rising number of belligerent customers.
WAGES ARE STILL RISING ACROSS THE U.S. THE BAD NEWS: SO ARE PRICESNIK POPLISEPTEMBER 9, 2021TIME
Many of us were more likely to scroll through NextDoor than to actually go next door, viewing our neighbors through belligerent lens of an algorithm.
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One officer explained that he had to free a man who had broken a window because the belligerent protesters outnumbered police on the scene.
RETIRED FIREFIGHTER ACCUSED OF ATTACKING POLICE, MAN CARRYING CONFEDERATE FLAG CHARGED IN CAPITOL RIOTSSPENCER HSU, RACHEL WEINER, ANN MARIMOWJANUARY 15, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The coronavirus has turned the NFL into a joke, and nobody should be laughingAnother thing about zombies is they tend to be super belligerent, yet they howl with outrage at any act that might impede them, and they are highly evasive.
THE THOUGHTLESS HUSKS WHO PLUNGED THIS NFL SEASON INTO CHAOS DESERVE A PUBLIC SHAMINGSALLY JENKINSDECEMBER 2, 2020WASHINGTON POST
Bud scowled and turned toward him a belligerent glance, and the man stopped laughing as suddenly as he had begun.
CABIN FEVERB. M. BOWER
Even more belligerent than the words was the tone and the facial expression of the speaker.
IN THE ONYX LOBBYCAROLYN WELLS
He had been a clergyman during a considerable portion of his life, and he was not at all belligerent in his nature.
A LIEUTENANT AT EIGHTEENOLIVER OPTIC
The suns and winds of many seas had burned and scored his face, and a stubby mustache gave him a belligerent aspect.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLEMEREDITH NICHOLSON
From early times all belligerent nations subjected to capture the goods of an enemy in neutral ships.
THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND - VOL. X.WILLIAM HUNT
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO BELLIGERENT

  • behalf
  • belligerent
  • camp
  • cause
  • combatant
  • competition
  • contestant
  • crew
  • enemy
  • faction
  • foe
  • interest
  • lineup
  • part
  • party
  • rival
  • sect
  • team
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