animosity
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“I hold no personal animosity toward anyone at Netflix,” Afram wrote in his response to the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 22, 2026
"There's no animosity towards America here," he said.
From Barron's β Oct. 15, 2026
The animosity dates back to the board’s decision last year to purchase 20 acres where they hope to eventually build a new fire station and civic hub.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 3, 2026
Ferguson recalled that the pair bumped into each other at Wentworth Golf Club a few weeks after the end of the season and there was no animosity as they spent time together.
From BBC β Jul. 21, 2026
The school board checked into the allegations and found no merit in them, but the investigation did little to lessen the air of suspicion, and animosity, between the two schools.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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But having the camera follow Romeo in pursuit of Tybalt—whose animosities, without Shakespeare’s Capulet vs.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 9, 2026
In 2018, Buddhist monks in North and South Korea held joint services when animosities between their governments eased.
From Seattle Times β May 11, 2024
Indonesia said the forum should be a place for cooperation and not for the sharpening of animosities.
From Reuters β Sep. 7, 2023
The talks saw Japan and South Korea put aside their historical animosities to forge a defense pact with the United States aimed at deterring Chinese and North Korean aggression.
From New York Times β Aug. 19, 2023
These tensions and animosities would brew and simmer for many decades, and eventually they would result in urban unrest on a grand scale in the twentieth century.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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