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hardball

noun

    1. a kind of baseball characterized by hard-thrown overhand pitching
    2. the ball typically used in this game; baseball (sense )
  1. 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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