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aggressor

[uh-gres-er] / əˈgrɛs ər /


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Axar played the aggressor, Sundar the anchor, and the win was sealed with 28 balls to spare.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Witnesses suggested that Tom had acted in self-defense against his aggressor after the two came to blows one day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“Should the enemy attack,” it reads, “our Revolution will defend itself until victory is achieved and the aggressor is expelled.”

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

The next day, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned that "any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance."

From Barron's Mar. 21, 2026

Fired up with the conviction that their cause was a noble one and the enemy an aggressor, they joined the colors and went to war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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