hardcore
Britishnoun
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a style of rock music characterized by short fast numbers with minimal melody and aggressive delivery
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a type of dance music with a very fast beat
Example Sentences
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She spent eight years — five in the Hardcore Gang Investigation Unit — conducting serious felony trials, primarily in Compton.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Hardcore punk is known for its more aggressive, faster punk-rock sound and screaming vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
He said the absence of an overarching idea had given the band a sense of freedom, compared to more conceptual Pulp albums such as This Is Hardcore.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
Zoë Schiffer, a tech journalist and the author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter, told me that such acts would be especially appealing to Musk.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2024
Hardcore proponents of the SEC rule who wanted California-level disclosures across the board argue that Scope 3 emissions need to be disclosed given that they compose the largest fraction of all carbon emissions.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024
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