combativity

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• It’s a sweet encapsulation of the pair’s relationship, which is mostly combative except when they’re sticking up for each other.

• A defensive and combative Ghislaine Maxwell, the onetime partner of Jeffrey Epstein, insisted in long-sealed court testimony made public Thursday that she had no knowledge of the deceased financier having sexual contact with minors.

• However, they revealed Maxwell to have been a combative and loyal defender of Epstein, insistent at every turn that she was aware of no misdeeds by him and refusing to concede even basic information about their interactions.

• Erdogan’s combative response to the clashes, which saw him attack the Armenian leadership and offer full support to Azerbaijan, marks a break with previous rounds of fighting in the region.

• Blunt and combative, Sargent was one of the executives at the center of the price-fixing scandal over ebooks a decade ago, but more recently had turned his fire on libraries.

• “We know how to fight, but we need weapons,” said Duarte, whose combative spirit remains undiminished by age.

• “I think if you get combative and overly objecting, people are going to begin to get suspicious,” Edwards told me.

• When Sara took her case before a panel of faculty members, she said she found them combative and insensitive.

• As Gondry asks Chomsky about his childhood, the answer soon becomes clear: a skeptical, inquisitive, combative mind.

• Like Socrates, Street Epistemologists are to understand themselves as inquisitive teachers, not combative lecturers.

• During the reign of Mr. Cousins there was a rupture at the place, and many combative letters were written with reference to it.

• Dick's rather combative look changed instantly into shamefacedness, and he shook hands again.