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ferocity

[fuh-ros-i-tee] / fəˈrɒs ɪ ti /


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As Linda, she exudes a tightly coiled ferocity in sharp contrast to the fog of despair in which Willy seems to move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

They haven’t piled into single stocks with the same ferocity, and instead they’ve put money into the market through index-tracking ETFs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Ursula has shades of Gellar’s famous characters — Buffy’s physical ferocity, Kathryn Merteuil’s ruthless cattiness, Daphne Blake’s affinity for mysterious games — but doesn’t play to one exclusively.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"Within 24 hours, my relationship to its wild, abrasive, exuberant, heart-filled yet harsh ferocity was sealed," she recalls.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

In return we loved him with a silent ferocity that only animals can match.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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