strident
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Dan Schlosberg’s seven-player arrangement of Barber’s technicolor orchestration, conducted by Mr. Ashworth, was clever but mostly loud with prominent trumpet and trombone, contributing to a musical performance that had just one gear: ferociously strident intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Once a fierce campaigner for Taiwan's independence, Cheng Li-wun, 56, is now a strident supporter of closer ties with China and believes a rapprochement with Beijing is key to cross-strait peace.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Sometimes he’s gotten called out for being too loud, too strident.
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025
Aftyn Behn, a Tennessee state representative, is bucking conventional wisdom by closing the distance between herself and her Republican opponent in a deep-red district as a strident progressive.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025
My voice took on the strident tone of virtuous outrage which automatically arouses suspicion.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Lord of the Flies
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A Raisin in the Sun
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Grade 12, List 2
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