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In the Iliad, which character withdrew temporarily from battle because of personal animosity?

animosity

[an-uh-mos-i-tee] / ˌæn Ι™ΛˆmΙ’s Ιͺ ti /


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“I hold no personal animosity toward anyone at Netflix,” Afram wrote in his response to the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

"I'm 46, man," he says, asked whether animosity remains.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

To combat the animosity centered on his family, Iamaleava focused on his support system, leaning on those around him and strengthening relationships with the people that he loved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

But I do not believe that what you’re saying about the animosity in terms of the press, particularly the actual people in that briefing room, is justified.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2020

Not because she’s older than I thought or because of her fierce animosity, but because on her neck, I see a tattoo of a closed fist raised high with a flame behind it.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

In consequence, Messrs. Lender and Martin observe, white loyalists were prepared to override ingrained prejudices and animosities, fighting alongside Native Americans and escaped black slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

In recent months, North Korea has inflamed animosities on the Korean Peninsula with fiery rhetoric and continued missile tests.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

Indonesia said the forum should be a place for cooperation and not for the sharpening of animosities.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023

The talks saw Japan and South Korea put aside their historical animosities to forge a defense pact with the United States aimed at deterring Chinese and North Korean aggression.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2023

These two groups were obliged to work side by side in the war plants, and their animosities festered and opened like boils on the face of the city.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou


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