ferocious
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However, OpenAI has managed to land enough computing to enable tremendous growth and to continue in a ferocious contest with Anthropic and others for supremacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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
Ilkay Gundogan executed his effort with perfection, lacing a ferocious, dipping strike into David de Gea's top corner, the Manchester United stopper only able to watch it fly in.
From BBC • 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
But before he could grab it, Cruz let out a ferocious bark and rammed his body against Barry, almost knocking him down.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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