antagonist
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In the Harry Potter movies, multiple actors portray the antagonist at various ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the past few months, Mastro, a partner at law firm Dechert, has emerged as the new mayor’s chief antagonist, bringing several lawsuits challenging the Democratic socialist mayor’s main policy initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The team found that blocking TRPV4 with the antagonist prevented vanillin from producing these effects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals says its GLP-1 receptor antagonist, avexitide, met both the primary and secondary endpoints in a late-stage clinical trial.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It was a new chapter with a similar theme and a more intense antagonist.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
One of bonds’ main antagonists, the price of crude oil, slipped back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
But even if we’re meant to view our woolly antagonists as sheeple, after a fashion, “The Sheep Detectives” culminates on an optimistic note for both the four-legged and the two.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Jordan also collaborated with Coogler in 2018 with Black Panther where he played Erik Killmonger, one of the most memorable antagonists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
The analysis focused on three drugs classified as GLP-1 receptor antagonists.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
Trails can be laid and followed, antagonists frightened and confused, friends attracted and enchanted.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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