antagonist
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Neurocrine already markets Crenessity, an oral CRF1 receptor antagonist used to treat congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which is a collection of genetic disorders affecting the adrenal glands.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Leavitt also leaned into her favorite antagonist — the press.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
As in normal years, worshippers booed and waved noisemakers each time the story's antagonist, Haman, was announced, before drinking and dancing to pop music despite the unusual setting.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
In “The Mask,” also released in 1994, he played mobster Dorian Tyrell, antagonist to Jim Carrey’s Stanley Ipkiss, a.k.a. the Mask.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
He moved sideways between the young man and the sun, so that his antagonist had to squint and blink.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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