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animus

[an-uh-muhs] / ˈæn ə məs /
NOUN
hostility
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Altman and Amodei pledged to allow third-party safety evaluators early access to their systems, a rare truce in an industry often defined by animus between the top executives at the leading companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Each has animus, they each have a soul."

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Nor did the Haitian respondents provide sufficient evidence that the contentious statements Trump and Noem made demonstrate that racial animus motivated the termination of Haitians’ TPS, the court held.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

So sort of, what tore them apart was Rupert, and I think what brought them together was their mutual animus towards Rupert.

From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2026

“Did he ever speak of his master? Ever express any animus against him?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie




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