ferociously
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As a former assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, McLaughlin was known for ferociously defending the Trump administration's immigration policies on US airwaves.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Financial institutions compete ferociously for deposits, and headline-grabbing promotions — with plenty of restrictions attached — are part of that competition.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Dan Schlosberg’s seven-player arrangement of Barber’s technicolor orchestration, conducted by Mr. Ashworth, was clever but mostly loud with prominent trumpet and trombone, contributing to a musical performance that had just one gear: ferociously strident intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Paramount leaders have been ferociously fighting to push Netflix out of the pole position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Not just any soldiers, either: these were troops of the Imperial Guard of Muscovy, the most ferociously trained and lavishly equipped army in the world, and one sworn to uphold the power of the Magisterium.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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