combativeness

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Augustine’s combativeness, intellect and astonishing productivity brought him to a position of unrivaled influence within the church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Some of that combativeness may have softened as PCC moved to shed some of its costly operations.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Others enjoy his combativeness and respect his temperament, the one that involves more an inability than an unwillingness to give up.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

Introducing the 688-page biography this way seems designed to address Musk’s recent turn towards combativeness and cruelty — if not justifying it, then offering a skeleton key to understanding where it’s rooted.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023

On the opening day of the trial, they displayed their combativeness with a risky legal maneuver that a number of us had decided on in consultation with the lawyers.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela