assertiveness
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The measure authorizes roughly $8 billion more than the administration requested, a signal of congressional assertiveness on defense priorities.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
The strategy behind this new assertiveness was born from crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
China's economic rise and assertiveness in the region and beyond has changed the dynamic between the two countries again.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
The apprehension he exhibited in his first major league season has been replaced by assertiveness, leading to him terrorizing hitters of whom he used to be overly respectful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
He put indignant conviction into this, pouncing on the first sprig of assertiveness in me.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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