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aggressive

[uh-gres-iv] / əˈgrɛs ɪv /




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Insurers are adapting to shifting market conditions with aggressive cost-cutting measures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The finding could eventually help scientists develop treatments that more precisely target the cells driving this aggressive blood cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Investors took the weaker-than-predicted labor data as a sign that the Federal Reserve would hold off on hiking interest rates—at least for now—and that inflationary pressures might not be as aggressive as feared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Her challenger is Herb Morgan, a Republican from San Diego who promises a more aggressive approach to the job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

On their first few aggressive missions together, the French pilots didn’t even realize that the pilots and navigators of the Pe-2s’ crews of three were women.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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