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animus

[an-uh-muhs] / ˈæn ə məs /
NOUN
hostility
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"Each has animus, they each have a soul."

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Nor did the Haitian respondents provide sufficient evidence that the contentious statements Trump and Noem made demonstrate that racial animus motivated the termination of Haitians’ TPS, the court held.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

That animus may be most intense in the St. Louis suburb of Festus, where residents have voted out city council members who supported data-center construction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

So sort of, what tore them apart was Rupert, and I think what brought them together was their mutual animus towards Rupert.

From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2026

“You found a way to transfer your animus into a machine?”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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