ferocious
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Scream queen Samara Weaving has an extraordinary yell: shrill, feral and ferocious, like a mongoose before it goes on the attack.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Anthropic’s standoff with the Defense Department has cost it Uncle Sam as a customer, but it has brought a momentary advantage in the ferocious talent war between rival artificial intelligence labs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Gyllenhaal zips between tones and styles with a ferocious abandon.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
A ferocious turning of the screw against a shell-shocked team.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
“And well you might be!” said Mary Poppins, with such a ferocious snap that anyone else might have thought she was really cross with the Policeman.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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