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aggression

[uh-gresh-uhn] / əˈgrɛʃ ən /




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“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

Much of this Iranian aggression has been aimed at Jewish communities, Sir Ken added, and also at "harder targets, like military sites".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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

Many theories about the origins of violence treat aggression as one broad behavioral characteristic.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

I said, and she looked at me like she was generating aggression and she said, “Not now.”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

The two nations’ ruling Communist parties have also established ways to tackle issues, such as Chinese aggressions against Vietnamese fishermen in the Paracels, out of the public eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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

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

It has for its purpose only to avoid the inconvenient consequences of individual aggressions on others.

From Schopenhauer by Thomas Whittaker


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