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The phrase "aggressive question" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a question that is confrontational or challenging in nature.
Example: "During the meeting, she asked an aggressive question that caught everyone off guard."
Alternatives: "confrontational question" or "hostile question".
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Time after time, Griffin batted off aggressive question with flat denials.
Speaking at a rather gentle literary festival recently, a young chap asked me a particularly aggressive question.
You can ask an aggressive question that makes you look good, but if you don't get an answer then it's a waste of time.
After Beltagy refused to respond to a court request, the judge peered into the cage and said, "I can see you — why aren't you answering?" When a member of Morsi's defense team asked an aggressive question, the judge suggested in a deadpan voice that he might toss the lawyer into the cage.
But she was more focused on responding to a rather aggressive question she'd received on Twitter.
It's hardly the first time Carney has brushed back an aggressive question or two from Henry, and it will very likely not be the last time either.
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AVOIDING aggressive questions is a hallmark of the White House press corps.
I'm all for kindness from on high, but I'm glad Sotomayor still fires aggressive questions from the bench.
"They started in on me, asking me all kinds of aggressive questions," the d.j. said later.
China's president, enraged by journalists' aggressive questions, lashed out at the Hong Kong news media on Friday, calling it naive.
Over recent months, investors have levelled increasingly aggressive questions at Tyco's acquisition record and the state of its accounts.
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