belligerent
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But Linda is the belligerent role model for everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Pezeshkian meanwhile said the success of diplomacy depended on the "goodwill of the parties involved and the abandonment of belligerent and threatening actions in the region," his office said.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 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
To the Soviet leadership, put on the defensive by Reagan's belligerent rhetoric and by the suspicious information collected by Operation RYaN, the maneuvers seemed terrifyingly real.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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