pugnacious
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Raymond was responsible for a pugnacious, no-surrender style that became Exxon’s signature, whether it was in negotiations with federal authorities over the Exxon Valdez cleanup or with foreign nations over contract disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The Russian mobster decides that the brother-sister act—she pugnacious, he perpetually panic-stricken—can be useful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Gulbadin Naib had earlier provided the backbone of Afghanistan's 182-6 with a pugnacious 63 off 35 balls.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
And no one coasts on reputation for pugnacious realism, in U.S. politics, like Mario Cuomo’s son.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
He turned with surprise to face a stout, pugnacious colonel with a large head and mustache and a smooth, florid skin.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Of Mice and Men
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