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  • n  obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness

  • For that Gibson girl has finally whipped the one opponent that could keep her down: her own self-doubt and defensive truculence.
  • And probably his power and truculence were all the more impressive because he did look a good deal like a distant relative.
  • He made clear that as RNC chairman, he would move to temper the party's rigidity and truculence.
News & Articles

  • David Clarkson Contract Just Cost of Doing Business for Toronto Maple Leafs
    The Toronto Maple Leafs wasted no time getting their guy, inking right winger David Clarkson to a seven-year, $36.75 million contract on Friday as free agency officially began. Right wing wasn't necessarily a top need for the Buds , but there's no denying Clarkson embodies the type of player head coach Randy Carlyle likes having on his roster, as Clarkson possesses a rare blend of truculence and ...
    July 7, 2013 - Bleacher Report
Quotes

  • Brian Burke in USA Today
    David Backes is big, but he can move his feet well,Burke said. "He has proper levels of truculence. He does a lot of the pick-and-shovel jobs well."
  • Arlen Specter in New York Times
    The last time I read the Constitution, the president has the power to nominate whomever he wants,Mr. Specter said. "The Democrats don't have to vote for those people, but I don't see it as a sign of truculence or defiance if he nominates...
  • Lawrence Summers in Reuters
    There is a great deal of logic and evidence to suggest that truculence over exchange rates ...... can do substantial damage to financial stability, with very serious consequences for American interest rates, for the American stock market,...

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