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foe

noun as in person who is an opponent

Strong match

Weak matches

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would decide for itself when to strike its foes and which countries could join an international security force in Gaza, as Egyptian recovery crews arrived.

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In his first term, he threatened to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and called the European Union a “foe” on trade.

The executive branch takes on authority to bend its foes, defeat them.

What happened to the Chargers who started the season with three consecutive wins over AFC West foes?

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"The guy's a lunatic -- a lunatic! -- and he's not well," said Rubio, a sworn foe of Latin American leftists.

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