ferocious
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One match does not define a man, but the ferocious barrage Stan Wawrinka unleashed on Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2015 should forever be linked to his name.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Count Glenn Whipp in Camp Mulligan: “Her dry put-downs mask a fury that she eventually unleashes with seismic force. Mulligan has been consistently great, but I don’t remember her being this ferocious — or funny.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Furthermore, Vanguard’s ferocious price competition has, in turn, forced other fund firms to cut their fees—putting even more money back in investors’ pockets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Earlier, the second semi-final kicked off with Bulgarian singer Dara, who burst onto the stage in a riotous blur of chair choreography and ferocious hair tossing.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
I learned later that she had seen far more ferocious arguments between the two.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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