adversary

Example Sentences

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“You can’t build anything in Ohio if the minerals and the process materials are controlled by an adversary who can cut you off tomorrow,” Helberg said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Those tensions are already in play between the U.S. and its biggest adversary, China, which has been no slouch when it comes to space exploration.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

"The window between a vulnerability being discovered and being exploited by an adversary has collapsed -- what once took months now happens in minutes with AI," said Crowdstrik chief technology officer Elia Zaitsev.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Now the US finds itself in a different kind of race with a different adversary: China.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Maneuvering silently through the streets of Germany's demolished capital city—sometimes referred to as the "capital of the Cold War"—the CIA and its main adversary, the KGB, jockeyed for advantage on Bill Harvey's new battlefield.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau