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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

“Keep Medea fierce and unflinching,” the Roman poet Horace instructs writers, and few have failed to follow his lead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Her backers see in her fierce loyalty and admire her eternal hunt for wage thieves to sue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I put my hands on the table, looked at those two people sitting across from me, and opened my mouth wide so the words could come out big and fierce.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Born during China’s boom years, this generation is now entering adulthood with dwindling opportunities, fiercer competition and a growing sense of despondency that years of hard work won’t pay off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Apple’s share in the premium smartphone segment fell to 65% in 1H 2026 from 74% in 1H 2022, mainly due to fiercer competition in China, the largest premium market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

He turned on me, his face fiercer than I’d known it could be.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

Seen one way, Roy’s talismanic manicure is an object lesson for her fiercest critics: all flash and no substance, evidence the 34-year-old lacks the “gravitas” to be among the state’s most powerful elected lawyers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 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

Indeed, months of drought and heat waves tend to foreshadow the fiercest wildfires.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

The image he could avoid when he stood at the plate, a team bat in hand, only by aiming his fiercest concentration on the pitcher’s moves.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker