adversary
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Two sources also say Diddy has access to a “jailbroken” tablet where he watches movies and documentaries, including “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” the Netflix docuseries produced by his adversary Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
A secret capability can’t deter an adversary that doesn’t know it exists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Hybrid warfare or hybrid attacks are loose terms which tend to describe non-military methods designed to exert pressure and destabilise an adversary - for example cyberattacks, sabotage or misinformation.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
We are increasing readiness against existing threats, and the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
In every meeting with an adversary, one must make sure one has conveyed precisely the impression one intends to.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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But the UK's cyber chief said that they could be found and exploited more quickly and easily via "AI in the hands of our adversaries".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
For someone like myself, who knows next to nothing about climbing, Krakauer powerfully elucidates the pull of a mountain like Everest and the trance-like state in which it ensnares its adversaries.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
“We’ve been friends a long time and, yes, we’ve been adversaries as well, but most of the time we’ve been friends,” Villaraigosa told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Potential adversaries will have to consider that any shipping container at an Australian wharf could have a Ghost Shark in it, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
I learned about the middle game and why tactics between two adversaries are like clashing ideas; the one who plays better has the clearest plans for both attacking and getting out of traps.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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