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belligerent

[buh-lij-er-uhnt] / bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt /


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But Linda is the belligerent role model for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Colombo would follow the Hague Convention, the official added, noting it says that "a neutral power which receives on its territory troops belonging to the belligerent armies shall intern them".

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“The original narrative was Anastasio became belligerent, they subdued him and he died,” Frey said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

General Assembly to deliver a belligerent and lengthy speech when the escalator he and the first lady were riding stopped abruptly, forcing them to walk the rest of the way up.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

In the past, wars had tended to be resolved when the belligerent princes had exhausted their resources.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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