adversary
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The Houthis “present the Saudi leadership with few viable military options against an adversary that is well-entrenched, dug in, and has far less to lose from a grinding war of attrition,” Ulrichsen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Two sources also shared that Diddy has access to a “jailbroken” tablet where he watches movies and documentaries, including “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” the Netflix docuseries produced by his adversary Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Hybrid warfare or hybrid attacks are loose terms that tend to describe non-military methods, for example cyber-attacks, sabotage or misinformation, designed to exert pressure and destabilise an adversary.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The deal appears to set up a new screening mechanism to prevent U.S. adversary investment on the island, which under the ice is rich in critical minerals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I felt I was dealing fate a serious blow by engaging such a handsome adversary.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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But the UK's cyber chief said that they could be found and exploited more quickly and easily via "AI in the hands of our adversaries".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
For someone like myself, who knows next to nothing about climbing, Krakauer powerfully elucidates the pull of a mountain like Everest and the trance-like state in which it ensnares its adversaries.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
“We’ve been friends a long time and, yes, we’ve been adversaries as well, but most of the time we’ve been friends,” Villaraigosa told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Potential adversaries will have to consider that any shipping container at an Australian wharf could have a Ghost Shark in it, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Neither I nor the adversaries ever fatigued of it.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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