fierce
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It said that against a backdrop of fierce competition, Renault brand sales declined by 2.9%, despite 4.6% growth in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
Storm Boelo will continue to batter parts of the UK on Sunday but the fierce autumn weather shows no sign of clearing quickly.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
He’d practiced that in the bathroom mirror, squinting his eyes to get a fierce look.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
Wawa’s business faltered in the 1990s amid fiercer competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
He turned on me, his face fiercer than I’d known it could be.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
During the fiercest fighting of the war with Iran, as many as half the attacks on Saudi Arabia came from inside Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
A defiant Infantino will come face to face with some of his fiercest critics at what could be a spicy gathering in Zurich.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
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
"But unicorns are the deadliest, fiercest, and most bloodthirsty of all creatures, both mundane and supernatural. Their kill ratio is six times higher than a dragon's."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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