belligerence
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England's bowlers were thwarted by a Pakistan side who mixed batting belligerence with brilliance and instead of a Saturday off must reconvene at Edgbaston for day four.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“I’m happy, I’m successful … All I had to do is stay completely away from my family,” whose “nonstop antisocial behavior and mindless belligerence and mindless priorities are toxic to me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Last week we saw them win with panache, this week we saw them win through belligerence and character.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
The belligerence partially stems from China’s own problems, such as slowing economic growth, a real-estate bubble, flagging domestic consumption and rising unemployment, especially among the young.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
South Korea’s economy is 38 times larger than the North’s; its international trade volume is 224 times larger.5 North Korea’s periodic belligerence, however, does trigger eruptions of anger in the South.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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