fierce
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The fires of fierce competition can temper young companies, and they will pivot to whatever business model and competitive advantage they can.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The European Union on Friday unveils reforms of its carbon market, after fierce wrangling between countries, industry and activists over the pace of the bloc's climate push.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The launch came as XPeng and other Chinese automakers increasingly look overseas for growth following years of fierce price wars and rapid growth in their home market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
There, fierce winds blow almost continuously around Antarctica, drawing deeper water up from below.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Uncle Max wasn’t fierce, either, but like others, he saved vacation days, crossed state lines, and came home for National Picnic.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
As well as fiercer competition from abroad, Europe’s chemicals suppliers are facing a fresh blow from war in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Spain has in recent years endured longer and more intense summer heatwaves, while fiercer autumn storms have drenched the country with torrential rain -- extreme weather events that scientists attribute to human-driven climate change.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
But the jolly tone gives way to something fiercer and more appropriately epic: a galloping rhythm on the drums, insistent bass and scorching guitar notes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
And yet the fiercer the longing for the Hallows burned inside him, the less joyful it made him.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who visited Dartmoor to pay his respects to the 78 year old, described her as a "remarkable individual" and "the fiercest defender of free speech".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
In a statement, McMaster said Graham was “irreplaceable,” calling him “the fiercest of fighters for South Carolina and America.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Apple has been one of the law's fiercest critics, calling on the EU to repeal the DMA last year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Luckily, it was a job Anunoby, one of the NBA’s fiercest defenders, was born to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Esteban Trueba seared him with his fiercest look.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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