pugnacity
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Most of all, this mix of pugnacity and pragmatism has enabled the 49-year-old Meloni, Italy’s first female prime minister, to achieve a rarity for Italy: a stable government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
But in between docility and pugnacity lies the pathway to effective debate moderation, and I thought Muir and Davis did a fine job walking that road on Tuesday night.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024
Chris Christie, the state’s former two-term Republican governor, indicates — by his words and, as important, his demeanor of surplus pugnacity — that he is spoiling for a fight.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
She assails colonialism, machismo, hypocrisy and hate, and praises Pan-American solidarity and traditions, in songs that balance pugnacity, elegance and lithe rhythms.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2019
It had the result of stifling Lynborough's softer mood, of reviving his pugnacity.
From Helena's Path by Anthony Hope
Vocabulary lists containing pugnacity
Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 2
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2014 Vocabulary Video Contest (M-Z)
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Vocab Video Contest (2016) - List 5
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