ferocious
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Historically, price increases have been among the only ways to address a supply crunch, but such a move could be perilous for frontier AI companies, who are in a ferocious competition to gain users.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"It was the first time in 30 years we witnessed such ferocious floods," Indrani's husband Ravichandran added.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
My mother brought me to this country as a child and toiled with a ferocious determination that afforded our family the means to move farther and farther from the place we started.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Gyllenhaal zips between tones and styles with a ferocious abandon.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Rocks, dirt, barbed wire, ferocious dogs, menacing guards, and acre after acre of drab barracks stretched as far as I could see.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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