hostile
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The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 also produced a hostile climate for African-Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Some have taken to social media to appeal for information about their loved ones and to urge officials to step up search efforts, only to be hit by hostile comments.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Terra Drone’s answer: Unmanned aerial vehicles that use radar, cameras and artificial intelligence to collide with hostile drones, minimizing the need for highly trained pilots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The statement refers to "speculative reports" from "hostile external sources".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Just imagine yourself in the most hostile place on earth.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Meanwhile, around 3,000 Pakistanis have left Iran since hostiles began.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
Another 2020, another arrival from extraterrestrial hostiles, this time with the ability to hunt with surgical precision based on nothing but sound.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2020
The kitchen loves its star patty so much that the cooks sometimes act as if they’re protecting it from hostiles — or the condiments Jaffe mentioned.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2018
“What is not so clear to him is how firmly he can trust the United States’ commitment to ending hostiles relations and providing security guarantees for his government should it denuclearize.”
From New York Times ● May 26, 2018
And even though there weren’t supposed to be any hostiles in the manor, she found her gun hand automatically straying to the Neutrino 2000.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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