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

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

Having achieved detente after a period of acrimony, they are charitable with one another, and themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

There, every reference to his own family is distinguished by clear comprehension and profound sympathy; while, unfortunately, nearly every reference to contemporaries not related to him by blood is disfigured by acrimony and depreciation.

From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh