- a variation of hard-core.
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
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"They completely changed what hardcore could be. They had the technical proficiency to play harder, to play faster," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Advancements in smartphone technology have made GoPro cameras irrelevant to “anyone beyond hardcore sports enthusiasts or professional creators,” one analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
To truly maintain these hardcore interventions, you need to do them again and again—a face-lift, for example, lasts only 10 or so years.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Oversimplifying things, on the other hand, would leave hardcore fans feeling as if they were being talked down to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
My father, the hardcore pacifist who can’t even squish a spider, reaches for the power cord snaking from the television to the wall socket.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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