hard-charging
adjective
US
: very aggressive, determined, or ambitious : hard-driving
a hard-charging young executive
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His second win in the Travers, against a hard-charging Thorpedo Anna who very nearly ran him down, was narrow, to put it diplomatically.
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Along the way, pairing those releases and hits with steady-handed touring and his hard-charging, energetic stage show has aided in building Johnson’s reputation as one of traditional country music’s tip-of-the-spear torchbearers.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
The extra-long chest half-zipper let wearers dump heat on sunny resort afternoons or after hard-charging powder runs in Steamboat, Colo., and two zippered side pockets secured a phone or warm up chilly fingers.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
The series stars Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars) as hard-charging, but protective veteran officer Traci Harmon, who struggles to find her place in the department while training the next generation of officers.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Along the way, pairing those releases and hits with steady-handed touring and his hard-charging, energetic stage show has aided in building Johnson’s reputation as one of traditional country music’s tip-of-the-spear torchbearers.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
The extra-long chest half-zipper let wearers dump heat on sunny resort afternoons or after hard-charging powder runs in Steamboat, Colo., and two zippered side pockets secured a phone or warm up chilly fingers.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
The series stars Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars) as hard-charging, but protective veteran officer Traci Harmon, who struggles to find her place in the department while training the next generation of officers.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Hard-charging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-charging. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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