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aggressive

[uh-gres-iv] / əˈgrɛs ɪv /




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Since the protests started, they have expanded to cover the high cost of living, aggressive police tactics and other grievances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

As arrests soared, Taylor worked to place the district attorney’s decisions under unprecedented scrutiny, saying he wanted to ensure that the prosecution of task force cases was as aggressive as the task force itself.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Skiba at RBC said the biggest AI players still seem pretty unfazed by higher borrowing costs, but that the Fed probably doesn’t need to be super aggressive in hiking rates after December.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

This aggressive discounting helped Jio rapidly amass some 553 million mobile subscribers by 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Grandma was a force of nature—impatient, aggressive, self-possessed.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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