antagonist

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Neurocrine already markets Crenessity, an oral CRF1 receptor antagonist used to treat congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which is a collection of genetic disorders affecting the adrenal glands.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Veteran video game actor Troy Baker is nominated twice - for his lead performance as Indiana Jones in The Great Circle and for his supporting role as antagonist Higgs in Death Stranding 2.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Leavitt also leaned into her favorite antagonist — the press.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

The Prime Video series premiering Wednesday reimagines the fictional detective’s early years as he investigates a murder case that originates at Oxford, where he first meets his eventual antagonist.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Franklin regarded nature as an antagonist that would inevitably submit to force, good breeding, and Victorian discipline.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer