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
It just so happens that team is fierce rivals Tottenham.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
By the time Casey died in 1983, the freight world had returned to the fierce competition of the early days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
I started to think that I would have to do something drastic soon, because I couldn’t stand there looking fierce and breathing heavy forever.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Young people in China are facing dwindling opportunities and fiercer competition as a weakened economy shrunk the job market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Many of Europe’s auto players are struggling with fiercer competition, notably in China, as well as generally weak demand.
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
If William is more childlike than I had imagined, Jeanne is smaller, fiercer.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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
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
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