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strident

[strahyd-nt] / ˈstraɪd nt /


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Gabbard’s testimony was of particular interest because, prior to joining the Trump administration, she was known for her strident and uncompromising anti-war philosophy.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Far from Minnesota, a cadre of Silicon Valley scientists and founders were more strident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Sometimes he’s gotten called out for being too loud, too strident.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

Smith’s provocations are often stunning; her prose is thrillingly strident; but her fiction better captures the messiness of public and private selves at war with each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Dobzhansky had sought simplicity—but he had also issued a strident moral warning against the oversimplification of the logic of genetics.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee