enmity
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Lee, a veteran labour activist and a witness to the 1989 crackdown, told the court in March he felt no enmity towards the Communist Party and hoped it would reform.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
But they may mark a more lasting and more dangerous turn toward enmity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Despite a shared enmity for the United States and Israel, the Shiite and Sunni militias are bitter sectarian foes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
After decades of enmity, in 2014 President Barack Obama opted to re-establish ties with the island in a historic but short-lived thaw.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
But it was an enmity controlled from above—by nobles who were not sincerely anxious for each other’s blood.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing enmity
Lord of the Flies
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