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- adjective
Direct ,confrontational .
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Examples
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After home plate umpire Cory Blaser signaled Hart safe to give Milwaukee a 5-3 lead, Iannetta bounced up and heatedly argued the call nose-to-nose with Blaser and was tossed as Tracy ran from the dug out to get between the two.
The Seattle Times 2011
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After home plate umpire Cory Blaser signaled Hart safe to give Milwaukee a 5-3 lead, Iannetta bounced up and heatedly argued the call nose-to-nose with Blaser and was tossed as Tracy ran from the dug out to get between the two.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Why this bad-breathed, caramel-skinned fool, wearing a faded Mets T-shirt and an even dingier Red Sox cap, made the decision to pick me out of the thousands entering the stadium of fans to go nose-to-nose with is beyond me.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Smaller independent films can go nose-to-nose with big-budget studio fare, and in the case of 2008's "The Hurt Locker," actually finish in the winner's circle.
First-Time Director Rides the Award-Season Roller Coaster Bruce Bennett 2011
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Why this bad-breathed, caramel-skinned fool, wearing a faded Mets T-shirt and an even dingier Red Sox cap, made the decision to pick me out of the thousands entering the stadium of fans to go nose-to-nose with is beyond me.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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I appreciate the humor and the kindliness, and the ability to stay nose-to-nose without being a twit.
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Northampton's Phil Dowson, who made his long-awaited Test debut in Edinburgh, is equally determined to retain his place and fierce nose-to-nose competition is precisely what Lancaster is seeking.
Six Nations 2012: England hopefuls to stake claims in trial match 2012
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In the accident that killed Brancheau, she was nose-to-nose with the whale when her pony tail floated into the animal's mouth and she was dragged in, authorities have said.
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She goes undercover, she investigates, she goes nose-to-nose with people.
Smallville's Erica Durance: Lois Lane Finds Her Place Among the Superheroes 2011
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We were practically nose-to-nose as we attempted to maneuver around one another.
Times Two Kristen Henderson 2011
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