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"With stakes this high, we cannot let the perfect become the enemy of the good," Lehane wrote.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Wars are unpredictable, and the enemy isn’t obliged to cooperate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

An estimated 190,000 mines were placed in the North Sea during WWI in hopes that enemy ships would strike them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

In Sophocles, Antigone, Oedipus’ headstrong daughter, defies the edict issued by her uncle Creon, the newly deputized king, declaring that her slain brother Polynices is an enemy of the state and therefore ineligible for burial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was impossible to tell whether Torak’s father had been his best friend or his deadliest enemy.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The fight against data centers and private surveillance cameras has crossed partisan lines, bringing erstwhile enemies together in the fight against creepy tech.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Another Kushner faux pas, this one perhaps reflecting his ignorance of European history: “There is no such thing in the world as forever enemies or forever allies.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The decade-long episode instigated by Mao in 1966 saw intellectuals brutally targeted as "class enemies" and schools shuttered, setting China back for years in education and development.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

But in the summer of 1988, the central moment of the novel’s plot, there are layers upon layers to that gay community, and its enemies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

She might be treating them like allies rather than enemies, but Percy could tell Reyna still had a not-so-soft spot for Leo, probably because he’d blown up half the Forum in New Rome.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan