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belligerence

[buh-lij-er-uhns] / bəˈlɪdʒ ər əns /


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His repeated efforts to protect his intellectual property were often viewed not as personal belligerence but as part of a longer historical pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“I’m happy, I’m successful … All I had to do is stay completely away from my family,” whose “nonstop antisocial behavior and mindless belligerence and mindless priorities are toxic to me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Not a ton, at least as far as new intelligence, input from allies, or Iranian belligerence.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

On his best days, Ritchie is belligerence personified.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

“Why?” she says, with a little of her old belligerence.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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