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ferocity

[fuh-ros-i-tee] / fəˈrɒs ɪ ti /


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Until that point, he had been hitting his groundstrokes with his usual ferocity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“Anybody who disagrees with his notion of how war is to be fought, which is with incredible and relatively unrestrained ferocity, they’re also suspect.”

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The ferocity of the Lakers answer rattled Houston such that the Rockets were hit with two technical fouls on unbridled anger from Jae’Sean Tate and coach Ime Udoka.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

City's cheers would have been heard all the way from west London - and the ferocity with which Guardiola, his players and the travelling fans celebrated showed how important a victory this was.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Many of these issues remain unresolved to this day; one can only imagine the ferocity of the debate that raged when they were new.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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