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enemy

[en-uh-mee] / ˈɛn ə mi /


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Speaking on the BBC's Today programme, Tedros said that earlier this year he had urged foreign ministers planning to increase defence spending not to forget about the "invisible enemy".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

So if Musk is mad about this, he can at least take solace in the fact that the S&P’s rules should also keep his mortal enemy Sam Altman’s company ineligible.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“These investments offer somewhat predictable and consistent returns which are important to augment limited retirement income. Inflation is still the enemy, and its impact should be carefully weighed each time new investments are contemplated.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's City Military Administration, said "the enemy is striking with ballistic missiles".

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Each man was weighed down with sixty pounds of equipment, including picks, shovels, and sandbags judged necessary to fortify enemy positions that, according to Haig’s plan, had already been conquered for them by the artillery.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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