antagonist
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Lynch served as the club's main antagonist, the villainous cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
But not everyone would roll their eyes at Michelle, the antagonist of Oreo-gate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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
He liked that there was a new protagonist in the same world and that the previous protagonist was now the antagonist.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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
And he had a running feud with Earl Weaver since the two, an unmoored umpire and a fiery manager, were antagonists in the Double-A Eastern League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Mays and Clemmett are well matched as antagonists, balancing the flamboyant flaws and stubborn humanity of their characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her, who had ovemowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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