rancorous
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Few are as rancorous as what has gone on at Two Sigma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
It can turn a rancorous conversation into a more soulful and forgiving one.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
That setback added to rancorous divisions among member states over the deal's impact on European farmers, who remained deaf to the EU's arguments and staged months of tractor-mounted protests against the accord.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Chris Eubank Jr narrowly beat bitter foe Conor Benn as one of Britain's most rancorous and long-running boxing rivalries lived up to the hype at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025
Skepticism was forceful, even rancorous; arguments lasted for years, with critics charging that Dillehay’s evidence was too low- quality to accept.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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