adversaries
Example Sentences
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Officials have warned that existing systems have not kept pace with increasingly sophisticated weapons possessed by potential adversaries.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Interest in UFOs has been renewed in recent years as the US government probed numerous reports of seemingly supernatural aircraft, amid worries that adversaries could be testing highly advanced technologies.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The Greeks first mentioned the “Keltoi” in the sixth century B.C.; later Greek and Roman writers labeled their brave northern adversaries barbarians, Gauls or Galatians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Even a popular New York City venue allegedly uses it to blackball people its millionaire owner considers adversaries.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
He was representing a consortium of interests that included Frank Phillips and Skelly—the old adversaries now allies.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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