combative
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That heritage gave both him and the backcountry settlers he epitomized their combative sense of equality and dignity—rooted in the history of British impositions on their ancestral lands in Ulster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
That battle of wills set the tone for a surprisingly combative hearing, which also featured some wry probing of a mysterious secret mission Mullin supposedly went on a decade ago.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
Islas, who said he has been diagnosed with autism, maintained he wasn’t doing anything combative that night.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Mullin is known on Capitol Hill for not holding back, a style of speaking that some describe as combative.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
War Admiral, meanwhile, was his usual combative self.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing combative
All My Sons
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"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 12
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