adversary
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The main rule of presidential summitry with an adversary is first do no harm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," General Dan Caine told reporters, amid fears the current US-Iranian ceasefire is unravelling.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
That distinction matters most when an adversary seeks a rapid fait accompli—a limited territorial gain achieved before the U.S. can respond effectively.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The cat uttered another banshee scream and stepped forward with a stiff-legged, sideways movement, his squinting, terrible eyes fixed on his enormous adversary.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Vocabulary lists containing adversary
100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 1
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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