feisty
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Feisty debates hosted by media outlets used to be a fixture in Hong Kong elections, but no such event has been announced this year.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
Feisty and bullheaded, his office walls covered with animal trophies and a 10-foot grizzly pelt, Young was a former riverboat captain willing to do anything to send money home to Alaska.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
Feisty Emmanuel from France thinks John is messing up all their lives, and they should kick him out of the house.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2019
Feisty, furious, yet extraordinarily kind and generous; Harlan Ellison was one of a kind.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2018
Feisty, fun and bounding with energy, these dogs bring personality to any Instagram feed.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2018
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