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archenemy

[ahrch-en-uh-mee] / ˈɑrtʃˈɛn ə mi /


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Inflation, for central bankers, is the archenemy and the root of all evil.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

Izo’s gang is considered an ally of G-Pep, archenemy of Barbecue’s gang federation, but alliances have been shifting in recent days.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

“My dear brother, my archenemy, how did we come to this?”

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

In the comics, Black Adam is mainly associated with Shazam as his archenemy, so uniting these two on screen would be a natural progression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

But Professor Moriarty—the archenemy of Holmes—was the greatest villain.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Roman blurts this out in the "Prague" episode of "Succession" in Season 1 as he's crashing a secret meeting between Ken and Sandy Furness, one of Logan Roy's archenemies.

From Salon ● May 20, 2023

Israel and Hezbollah are archenemies and have fought several wars over the past decades, the last of which ended in August 2006.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

Diet guru Susan Powter, comedian Kevin Meaney and the Bee Gees were guests of the animated Space Ghost accompanied by his TV band — led by former archenemies Moltar and Zorak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2022

Such strikes have become more frequent recently, amid soaring tensions between regional archenemies Israel and Iran.

From Washington Times ● May 8, 2018

They were willing to risk igniting a whole new crisis to catch a low-level American agent and score points against their archenemies at the CIA.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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