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aggression

[uh-gresh-uhn] / əˈgrɛʃ ən /




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"Unlike many large adult male bears, Backpack hasn't shown much aggression toward his competitors," his contestant profile says.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Katie McCabe, who switched from Arsenal to Chelsea this summer, has brought leadership and bite - an aggression that was lacking at times last season.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Fire is usually coded as aggression, danger and toughness.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Lowe reviewed the video and described the shark as inquisitive, saying it exhibited no behaviors that would indicate aggression or predation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

We stared at our twisted reflections in the mirror maze, ate powdered-sugar-dusted elephant ears, banged out our aggression on the bumper cars, and got sticky fingers from cotton candy.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

In foreign policy, Podhoretz counseled that an unapologetic defense of American interests abroad is likeliest to frustrate the aggressions of bad actors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

After a lackluster two quarters, the Jaguars got their aggressions out in the second half against New England.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

Overall, bonobos engaged in 2.8 times more aggressive interactions and 3 times as many physical aggressions.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024

There were and are laws in this country that prohibit such discriminatory, hateful, criminal aggressions — and those who break those laws are subject to judicial punishments.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

In accordance with these sentiments the friends of Bismarck set to work with open aggressions.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham




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