enmity
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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
For that matter, his parasitic or symbiotic relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has been a matter of public record since at least 2003, when the Harvard Crimson earned his eternal enmity by reporting on it.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
This is an opportunity to reverse seven decades of enmity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Ghost was the only protection Jon needed; the direwolf could sniff out foes, even those who hid their enmity behind smiles.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Lord of the Flies
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