aggressive
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The Spurs jumped on New York early and stayed aggressive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Alibaba is ramping up its artificial-intelligence efforts, but investors are worried the company’s aggressive spending plan will drag down its bottom line.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
On one side: WOW Media, which has a financial partnership with the city of Inglewood that could be worth tens of millions of dollars as an aggressive expansion of its billboard network comes online.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
As a sad reminder, four months after leaving office, Mr. Biden announced a diagnosis of aggressive Stage 4 prostate cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
I look to see that Dad has caved, and is by the curb trying to hail a taxi, while Mom instructs him that he needs to be more aggressive about it.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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