hard-charging
adjective
US
: very aggressive, determined, or ambitious : hard-driving
a hard-charging young executive
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Sullivan, 60, is the hard-charging businessman, stocky, direct and blunt.
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Karp also brought in Quinn Emanuel—a firm that, like Williams & Connolly, is famed for its hard-charging litigation.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
Jamie Dimon, the hard-charging billionaire CEO of JPMorgan, was recently confronted with a worker petition regarding return to office (RTO) initiatives.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The senior guard caught fire early, then helped Colorado Academy (18-9) hold off hard-charging Coal Ridge late, scoring a game-high 27 points to secure the program’s first title game trip in 10 years.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Karp also brought in Quinn Emanuel—a firm that, like Williams & Connolly, is famed for its hard-charging litigation.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
Jamie Dimon, the hard-charging billionaire CEO of JPMorgan, was recently confronted with a worker petition regarding return to office (RTO) initiatives.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The senior guard caught fire early, then helped Colorado Academy (18-9) hold off hard-charging Coal Ridge late, scoring a game-high 27 points to secure the program’s first title game trip in 10 years.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Hard-charging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-charging. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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