hard-charging
adjective
US
: very aggressive, determined, or ambitious : hard-driving
a hard-charging young executive
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Regalado champions proposal The unorthodox proposal, drawn up by a prize-winning Miami planning firm, paid for by a prominent Miami developer and backed by Key Biscayne residents and public officials, has been embraced in hard-charging fashion by Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The turnaround of Bryant Park is almost universally attributed to his leadership, even as members of the corporation’s board do not find Mr. Biederman’s hard-charging personality endearing.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 16 May 2025
But the incident with the U.S. Navy, which hasn’t previously been reported, has spotlighted the risks brought by a new generation of hard-charging military startups seeking Pentagon contracts while hyping their companies to Silicon Valley investors, sometimes at the expense of personal safety.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The hard-charging McNamara would wholeheartedly agree.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 11 May 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The turnaround of Bryant Park is almost universally attributed to his leadership, even as members of the corporation’s board do not find Mr. Biederman’s hard-charging personality endearing.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 16 May 2025
But the incident with the U.S. Navy, which hasn’t previously been reported, has spotlighted the risks brought by a new generation of hard-charging military startups seeking Pentagon contracts while hyping their companies to Silicon Valley investors, sometimes at the expense of personal safety.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The hard-charging McNamara would wholeheartedly agree.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 11 May 2025
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“Hard-charging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-charging. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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