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Recent Examples of unaggressive
The charismatic but typically unaggressive sea mammals were biting people who approached them.
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Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
Multiple players wound up in first-half foul trouble because of slow legs and unaggressive coverage.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
The map displays 28 reported sightings over the past 30 days, and all displayed unaggressive behavior.
—Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2021
The movie also maps Harding’s longtime struggle to belong in the skating world as a blue-collar athlete while also refusing to conform to the dainty, unaggressive ideology judges preferred.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2017
The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching.
—Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2017
Fruit forward and silky, with unaggressive tannins.
—Connie Ogle, miamiherald, 24 Aug. 2017
Typically unaggressive rider Julien Leparoux must ride Classic Empire aggressively.
—Dick Jerardi, Philly.com, 18 May 2017
The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching.
—Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2017
Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
Multiple players wound up in first-half foul trouble because of slow legs and unaggressive coverage.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
The map displays 28 reported sightings over the past 30 days, and all displayed unaggressive behavior.
—Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2021
The movie also maps Harding’s longtime struggle to belong in the skating world as a blue-collar athlete while also refusing to conform to the dainty, unaggressive ideology judges preferred.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2017
The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching.
—Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2017
Fruit forward and silky, with unaggressive tannins.
—Connie Ogle, miamiherald, 24 Aug. 2017
Typically unaggressive rider Julien Leparoux must ride Classic Empire aggressively.
—Dick Jerardi, Philly.com, 18 May 2017
The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching.
—Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaggressive
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For one, China has long stood out for its nonaggressive nuclear doctrine.Caitlin Talmadge, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
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Never run or make any loud noises or sudden movements, as this could startle these creatures, which are typically nonaggressive until frightened.Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
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The main speaker is for the left-hand channel and the satellite speaker which is just a passive version of the main speaker, connects via a length of speaker cable that’s secured with spring clips on each box.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Learn how to earn passive income online, master your money, ace your job interview and salary negotiations, and become an effective communicator.Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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The most formidable obstacle to a peaceable refuge was the double-decker section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that hugs the cliff below Brooklyn Heights.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
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In one study, 18 percent of patients flew, sang, danced, laughed, lectured or enacted other peaceable activities.Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
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Low wages, high youth unemployment and a feeble social safety net mean China’s household spending is less than 40% of annual economic output, some 20 percentage points below the global average.Reuters, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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The economy has been weighed down by the weakness of its industrial sector amid Russia’s shutdown in natural gas supplies after the invasion of Ukraine, as well as feeble Chinese demand and the car industry’s difficulties in pivoting to electric vehicles.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 8 Oct. 2024
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Here a civilian leader is shown in an unwarlike pose, seated, with a thoughtful and resolute expression—an icon of responsibility.Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
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Hobbits are small and unwarlike, with no interest in glory.Tom Shippey, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2017
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“Unaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaggressive. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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