animosity
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The animosity that had built up was evident from the start.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 20, 2026
Even for a sport built around long-held grudges and territorial animosity, this matchup stands apart.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 19, 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
Haaland and Gabriel have been central figures as their clubs battle for domestic supremacy, creating a rivalry that regularly boils over into animosity.
From BBC β Jul. 5, 2026
And there was so much animosity between the Abwehr and the Gestapo that they weren't allowed to frequent many of the same places because it would result in fights.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The poise of the prose somehow heightens the tension of this superbly crafted story, a thriller that shows how the animosities of war live on beyond the fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 26, 2026
But rising animosities over the North’s first military spy satellite launch in November has left the military agreement in tatters, with both Koreas taking steps to breach the deal.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 6, 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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