aggressive
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Some Wall Street observers are even more aggressive.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
“Once Smithy came in, he just changed the energy a little bit and we’re trying to be a little more aggressive versus sitting back,” said Kopitar, the Kings’ all-time leader in games, points and assists.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“But if the flu season is as aggressive as we’ve seen in other years, then we have the manufacturing, we have the distribution, we have the sales force.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The dogs, not believed to be a banned breed, were later destroyed and had continued to be aggressive towards emergency services at the scene, the force added.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
When Farmer and his team intervened, proposing a very aggressive combination of MDR drugs—based largely on Farmer’s guesswork—they needed official approval from the Peruvian doctors before the drugs could be administered.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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