hard-driving
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The result can be heard in songs like the hard-driving “Is It Real?” in which Hollywell roars about mental illness and divine intervention, while Santos coats it all in steel honey.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
The original movie, which was based on the best-selling 2003 novel of the same name, focused on the world of Miranda Priestly, the hard-driving, taste-making editor of the fictional Runway magazine.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Sokol earned a reputation for being hard-driving and sometimes difficult, with some nicknaming him “The Great Young God,” a nod to both his intelligence and his ego.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
Growing up at his family’s skate park in Davis, coached by a hard-driving father, he signed his first endorsement contract at age 7 and won the prestigious Tampa Am contest at 10.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024
My hope was that they’d grow up to be bright and energetic, optimistic like their father and hard-driving like their mom.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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