acrimony

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The series is certainly an unflattering look at academia, but the cheap shots are pretty cheap, considering all the current acrimony surrounding higher education and the cartoonish way it’s so often portrayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But the episode confirmed that this South African-born outsider has become a force in Trump's Washington, outlasting his friend Elon Musk, whose White House career ended in acrimony after less than six months.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

And if his time at Liverpool ends in such acrimony, it will be a sad farewell.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

If you cover too much ground at once, it can sow confusion and trigger acrimony.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

And, in this period, one only circumstance called forth, with any acrimony, the ill humour of her disposition.

From The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny