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But competition is pretty great among U.S. tech firms and, even more virulently, between U.S. firms and Chinese ones.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

I grew up virulently anti-religious, and there came a time in the early ’90s, right around when I turned 30, I got really sick with chronic fatigue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Michael Kantor, executive producer for the American Masters series, says Fauci is a figure who has been central to American life for decades and deserves an examination, even if some virulently oppose him.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

After a trip to Africa in which he encountered Muslims of different races, Malcolm left his virulently anti-White beliefs and rhetoric behind.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

Hence the ever more virulently spreading money rule of the nobility developed a new legal custom, securing the creditor against the debtor and sanctioning the exploitation of the small farmer by the wealthy.

From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Engels, Friedrich