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enemy

[en-uh-mee] / ˈɛn ə mi /


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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

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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