antagonism
Example Sentences
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The author proposes that offering Cuba genuine sovereignty rather than further intervention could transform the relationship from one of antagonism to mutual benefit, potentially creating a new geopolitical ally and trade partner.
From Los Angeles Times
Even as they profess admiration for one another’s work, Ruth, Jay and Leigh sink into a bog of miscommunication and antagonism.
The sisters’ mutual antagonism has a few clever beats, like when they bicker over who had the superior working-class restaurant job, Grace waiting tables or Faith as a hostess.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite this resilience, the baseline outlook if the regime survives and antagonism with the West continues is grim.
Meanwhile, other rivalries—with U.S. allies on both sides—are supplanting the Iran-Israel antagonism.
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