bellicose
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Following weeks of increasingly bellicose rhetoric surrounding his desire to seize the autonomous Danish territory, Trump said at Davos that he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him, without providing details.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
It’s not the first time he’s made such bellicose boasts.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Edward Kosner’s review called attention to the book’s energetic prose, including Mr. Clarey’s inspired description of Rafa’s signature shot: “The Nadal forehand, with grunt included, was a bellicose thing, designed to make mayhem.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The first ad from the group in Wisconsin race aired on Feb. 20, invoking a similar bellicose style to the group’s prior efforts.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2025
The chaplain was shocked by his bellicose words and tone and, to his own amazement and mystification, deeply chagrined that they were turning him loose.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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