enemy
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“Music Against the Night” is the story of two children, an orphan and a musical prodigy, both of whom are born at a time when European culture was the enemy of children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
And there it was, the predicament of modern man: You can’t fight your enemy because you can’t see your enemy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The individual, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there were "small pockets of the enemy forces still resisting and trying to create trouble".
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Prequel E-Day takes players back to where it all started, telling the origin story of humanity's conflict with The Locust - the series' horrifying enemy species.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Come, everybody! My master just killed the giant, the enemy of Princess Micomicona!" he said.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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If former senior intelligence officers can offer their own consulting businesses without restriction, he added, “this opens a potential door for our enemies to try to penetrate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
At the same time, bacteria are not simply enemies to eliminate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
As Winterbach puts it, Pinto "has powerful enemies through the work that he has done".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
Miss Mortimer spoke quietly and evenly, as if planning how to hide from one’s enemies was a usual topic of conversation one might have after breakfast.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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