hostile
Example Sentences
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Among the units in the area is a Maritime Special Response Team, an elite force trained to board hostile ships, they said.
It seems reasonable that he should be treated as a bad/hostile actor.
From MarketWatch
Activist investors often tap former company executives to help them shake up targets, but it is rare to see a founder of a company turning to a hostile approach such as a board fight.
In October, the Taiwanese president announced the building of a dome-like air defence system to guard against "hostile threats" - though he did not explicitly mention China.
From BBC
According to the team, this early reservoir of water may have played a key role in Earth's transformation from a hostile, fiery world into one capable of supporting life.
From Science Daily
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