fierce
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The idea, which was met with fierce opposition from banks, hasn’t materialized.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
We were in a fierce seller’s market and this was typical: Friends of ours in Boston had been making wild highball offers for years, and had always been outbid.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Given the woeful nature of their last two performances, how will United's players respond at Chelsea when the spotlight on them is so fierce?
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
“In a world of endless choice and fierce competition for attention, we don’t just want to succeed,” the memo states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The mechanics and armorers felt a fierce sense of competition with nearby men’s night bomber regiments doing the same job, and the women wanted to prove they were just as capable as the men.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Consumers are more in play than we expected in January, and the competition’s fiercer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s possible this year’s conditions could grow into a rarer and fiercer “super El Niño.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The firm had been aiming to close the deal by September but agreed to table its takeover — perhaps until next spring — to allow a fiercer than expected challenge from California Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Rams head logo has been “enhanced to appear bolder and tougher for a fiercer expression, and the horn features a sharper, more defined point,” the release said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
And each day the beast ate more than the day before, and each day it grew and it became fiercer and stronger.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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Aaron Donald, one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Rams in hopes of winning another Super Bowl title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Of course, the prospect of selling Alvarez to their fiercest rivals was viewed as a non-starter by Atletico.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Oil prices are well off highs hit during the fiercest fighting last spring thanks to subdued demand from China, Japan, India and Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Australians who faced a "Black Summer" blaze that scorched millions of hectares say they may have lessons for European countries hit by some of the fiercest fires in living memory.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hosteen was a bull, slow to anger but implacable once roused, and by repute the fiercest fighter of Lord Walder’s get.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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