acrimony

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Nor should they suggest that other countries don’t have similar problems, including too-high debt and political acrimony.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

But too often, they have descended into acrimony as companies and governments argued over specs or who would get the bulk of the contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Sir Keir is seeking to strengthen trading and cultural ties between the two nations after years of acrimony.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

He too left amid acrimony with county officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

She at once sought again to learn if he had come there to “dog” her; but this inquiry wasn’t accompanied, to his surprise, with the acrimony she had displayed the night before. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry