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antagonist

[an-tag-uh-nist] / ænˈtæg ə nɪst /


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When the researchers applied the P2X7 receptor antagonist, they were able to interfere with signals released by microglia as the cells became damaged and died.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 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

With a large ensemble cast, everyone gets their due, including Kurt Russell as late-arriving big agriculture antagonist Dob McCoy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

He clearly appreciates the value of a fearsome antagonist, though he somewhat overstates the threat Stalin personally posed to Emanuel after the revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

One of the leading researchers in the field, who helped write the 2009 Amherst paper, is Daniel Anderson, a professor at UMass Amherst, and he’s anything but a purebred television antagonist.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

In the usual way, he and Teagan will be antagonists before they’re not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The charge exasperated the fiery Glass: In his autobiography, “An Adventure in Constructive Finance,” he quotes himself reading back to his antagonists the monetary protections incorporated in the legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Instead he uses the war as a pretext for urging modern Britain to “accelerate munitions production” in preparation for a “European War” whose antagonists remain largely unspecified.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 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

There was a moment's heated discussion, then one of the antagonists stalked from the room, wearing a grim look.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood


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