nemesis
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According to Drift, TRM and Elliptic, which also tracks cryptocurrency movements, the likely culprit for the April 1 theft is the crypto world’s biggest nemesis: North Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
It always is when Scotland face their greatest nemesis.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The professional rivalries are real, as J.D. finds when his hiring as Sacred Heart’s new chief of medicine gains him a nemesis in Joel Kim Booster’s wonderfully shady Dr. Eric Park.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
The network cited a source who stated that the “wait a year” protest was Spygate-centered and led by a Patriots nemesis, ex-Indianapolis Colts general manager Bill Polian.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Trying to focus the conversation on rituals, my nemesis, I said, after a thoughtful pause, “Is that why Papa insists that we do rituals?”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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