antagonist
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The festival celebrates the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya after his victory over over Ravan, the main antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana, and symbolises the triumph of good over evil.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 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
The antagonist role gave rise to his signature catchphrase, “I pity the fool!” a quote that has become synonymous with the actor himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
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
The two eventually became antagonists, a split that broke into public view in the aftermath of the January 2025 Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Presiding over the baddies, Jared Leto’s blue-skinned, caped, literally boneheaded man-demon Skeletor is meant to be the fiercest of antagonists, but even his own henchmen find his signature evil cackle to be a bit laughable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
These include SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1-based therapies, and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in people with chronic kidney disease without diabetes.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 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
Dropping his books, Ben turned to face the four antagonists who now bore down on him.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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