aggression
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Konsa is an imposing figure, quick across the ground, and his aggression in challenges has impressed supporters.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Researchers have also long recognized that people tend to favor language associated with goodness and low aggression.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Masculinity isn’t aggression, and being a good man isn’t about never having anger or difficult emotions,” one mom said.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said a 2022 law bans Russian energy imports until Russia ends its aggression against Ukraine and stops threatening U.S. allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But their contributions to the war effort were unequal, with Russia paying the heaviest price for Hitler's aggression.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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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
Such aggressions forced Pomos to disperse far from the lake, including to the North Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
Overall, bonobos engaged in 2.8 times more aggressive interactions and 3 times as many physical aggressions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
President Biden is rolling out the red carpet to Mr. Modi, as India plays a key role in deterring China’s aggressions in the Indo-Pacific and has a major role in the global economy.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
The wars, therefore, in which the Pergamene kings in the latter part of the 3rd century stemmed their aggressions, had the glory of a Hellenic crusade.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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