hostile
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England formed a plan to hit Australia with pace and assembled arguably their most hostile attack in more than 50 years for the trip down under.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
After battling past co-hosts Mexico 3-2 in the last 16, despite having defender Jarell Quansah sent off in the 54th minute at a hostile Azteca Stadium, Solbakken is a big admirer of England.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
German prosecutors said Friday they had rejected a complaint filed by Commerzbank's staff over alleged market manipulation by Italy's UniCredit in its hostile takeover bid for the Frankfurt-based bank.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Yet new research suggests these worlds may not be as hostile to life as they appear.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
When Celia asked her why she and Rishi had been so hostile to her friends, she wanted to have a proper response.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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
The Retrieval Squad put down just inside the boundary and began an immediate scan for possible hostiles.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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