vendetta
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"No member of parliament with me will use this institution for a personal vendetta", Sonko said, speaking in Wolof.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Later Roman writers dressed up the Punic Wars as an ancestral vendetta of the Barcids, the family to which Hannibal belonged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Erik Charlotte VonSosen opens up about her designing process, drag culture’s influence on her work and her vendetta against Pinterest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
She said the word vendetta referred to "vengeance, feud and blood feud" and that Reeves' comments had made her and her family feel unsafe.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
I can’t very well say it’s so I can carry out my own personal vendetta against Snow.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Feldstein Soto has also been accused of mismanaging her office and using the city’s prosecutorial powers for personal vendettas in multiple lawsuits, allegations she has repeatedly denied.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Some of his extracurricular fixations—personal vendettas, online foolery—could get less attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
But for him, the priority is mostly about personal vendettas.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
Mr Turnbull, who is also area manager at Cleveland Fire Brigade, said personal vendettas and inter-community disputes also play a part.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2024
And as for vendettas," he added with pride, "we too have our little quarrels.
From The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Reginald Wyon
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