pugnacious
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Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg made an extended, pugnacious appearance in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, defending his company from the witness stand against a lawsuit that alleges social media harms children.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a less pugnacious message when compared with last year’s Munich conference.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
And no one coasts on reputation for pugnacious realism, in U.S. politics, like Mario Cuomo’s son.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
John Prescott became a Labour frontbench spokesman in May 1979 and joined the shadow cabinet in 1983, gaining a reputation as a pugnacious and knowledgeable spokesman on transport.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024
He had help in this effort from several people, including publisher Louis Austin, who, though aging and in ill health, was as pugnacious as ever.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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