acrimony
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So, why did a star-studded team's World Cup dream end in on-field agony and off-field acrimony.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
"Chinese officials probably want to avoid any public display of acrimony with Trump," said Jean-Loup Samaan, senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore's Middle East Institute.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
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
Sir Keir is seeking to strengthen trading and cultural ties between the two nations after years of acrimony.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
His very violence and acrimony, his strong prejudices, and no less confirmed partialities, were perhaps the very best instruments he could have used for advancing the cause of the Reformation.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
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