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fierce

[feers] / fɪərs /


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Lower average sale prices in the face of fierce competition from China weighed on the vehicle business, Mould says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

And LeBron James found himself smack dab in the swirl of the fierce and funny festivities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Despite their fierce competition in the field, China and the United States in September agreed to set up a "communication channel" for AI incidents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Being a woman, she explains, is like being an athlete: Competition is fierce, and one’s prime is cruelly brief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He made a fierce, rapid munching sound with his teeth that made Penelope shiver.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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

Its electrophysiology business, which focuses on treating heart-rhythm disorders, is also struggling to keep up with fiercer competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

Perhaps nothing in natural history has been at the center of fiercer and more enduring hatreds than the line of ancient beasts known as dinosaurs.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The fiercest recent fighting has been on the western approaches, where the two sides are contesting high ground overlooking the city's route south.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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

Bill Ackman, the hedge fund billionaire who has long been one of Mamdani’s fiercest critics, spent $260 million this summer for new buildings to house a brain research center on Manhattan’s west side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

She narrowed her eyes and nailed them both with her fiercest glare.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder


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