confrontational

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Pratt joined MTV’s “The Hills” in 2007, making a name for himself as the confrontational boyfriend of cast member Heidi Montag.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Leo has often been described as a more conciliatory and less confrontational figure than Francis, who clearly emerged from what might be called the center-left of the Latin American church.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“Republicans and Democrats both look at China’s activities that are destabilizing to global peace and security, and confrontational to American interests, and they have concerns,” Baumgartner says.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the preferred candidate of many Republicans because of her confrontational style of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

At least as important, King morally and politically legitimized a youth-led agenda of confrontational social change that would define one of the most crucial decades of the American Century.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson