adversaries

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Adversaries saw how a U.S. joint force was able to pull this off, rapidly, a mere 30 miles from a major Iranian city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Adversaries like Russian submarines operating covertly in or near British waters, suspected of working with spy ships to map the UK's vital undersea cables and pipelines.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

There’s considerable urgency: Adversaries are already spreading AI-generated deepfakes aimed at undermining U.S. interests.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

Adversaries also can use ostensibly civilian technology for weapons development, including peptide synthesis technology and metabolic engineering.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023

If the Follower intend to hit his Adversaries Ball, or pass at one Stroke, he must string his Ball, that is, Lay it even with the King, or he loseth One.

From The School of Recreation (1684 edition) Or, The Gentlemans Tutor, to those Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Racing, Hawking, Riding, Cock-fighting, Fowling, Fishing by Howlett, Robert