enemy
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Inevitably, though, order would be enforced, and Piker would once again be painted as the enemy.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Yaroslavl regional governor Mikhail Evraev said Slavneft-Yanos was on fire after what he called the "largest enemy drone attack".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Lucie Green went all the way to Antarctica in 2021, only to be thwarted by that common enemy of eclipse chasers: clouds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Western Europe, which had been remarkably relaxed about the siege as it was happening, found itself confronting an enemy much more formidable than before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
‘Until we know who we can trust, it’s better not to talk about it. You don’t show your cards while your enemy is hiding theirs.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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When rival factions turn on each other, those seen as spreading propaganda for one group can quickly become targets for its sworn enemies.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In the media, Blake’s lawyers skillfully demonized Bakley as a “star stalker” and a conscienceless scam artist who had fleeced men all over the country and made countless enemies, many of them possible killers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The intended message from the Americans to their detained enemies was: We’re the good guys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Whether it’s vanquishing assailants or surreptitiously surveilling enemies, daemons provide significant advantages for their masters.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Sela and I weren’t enemies, but we weren’t exactly friends.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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