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hardball
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noun
- a kind of baseball characterized by hard-thrown overhand pitching
- the ball typically used in this game; baseball (sense )
- any ruthless, aggressive, highly competitive form of politics, business, etc.: esp. in the phrase , to engage in some activity in a ruthless, highly competitive way
adjective
of or characterized by ruthlessness, competitiveness, coercion, etc.: hardball business practices
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