belligerent
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The scientists watching this schism aren’t sure why things became so belligerent.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
Lescure, the French finance minister who chaired a gathering of G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors on Thursday, said the seven countries were in agreement on the belligerent power in the Middle East: Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
But Linda is the belligerent role model for everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Colombo would follow the Hague Convention, the official added, noting it says that "a neutral power which receives on its territory troops belonging to the belligerent armies shall intern them".
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
He strutted around with a belligerent and tough attitude.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Mecca, nestled in Saudi Arabia’s western mountains, is within range of Iranian missiles and drones, but it is far from the locus of fighting in the Persian Gulf and generally considered off-limits by the belligerents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
"I expressed my hope that the ceasefire will be fully respected by each of the belligerents, across all areas of confrontation, including in Lebanon," Macron wrote on X after speaking with both leaders.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Perhaps the belligerents realized that attacking this critical infrastructure threatened to create a catastrophic humanitarian disaster.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
The belligerents are the last survivors of Syria’s hugely destructive civil war, which began in 2011 as another Arab Spring revolution, with antigovernment protesters demanding Assad leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
The facts were clear to all belligerents: the final conquest would come from the sky.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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