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In the Iliad, which character withdrew temporarily from battle because of personal animosity?

animosity

[an-uh-mos-i-tee] / ˌæn Ι™ΛˆmΙ’s Ιͺ ti /


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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 ● Oct. 22, 2026

"There's no animosity towards America here," he said.

From Barron's ● 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 ● 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 ● 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

But having the camera follow Romeo in pursuit of Tybalt—whose animosities, without Shakespeare’s Capulet vs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

In 2018, Buddhist monks in North and South Korea held joint services when animosities between their governments eased.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024

Indonesia said the forum should be a place for cooperation and not for the sharpening of animosities.

From Reuters ● 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 ● 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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