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hostility

[ho-stil-i-tee] / hɒˈstɪl ɪ ti /


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Additionally, multiple commentators conjecture that his hostility to wind originated in 2011, when he groused that an offshore wind farm would be visible from one of his golf courses in Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

North Korea plans to deploy a new type of artillery along its southern border, state media said Friday, potentially putting Seoul within striking range as Pyongyang deepens its hostility towards South Korea.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Across the parties there is hostility to post-election co-operation with Reform UK, led by Malcolm Offord.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Reuters reported that it too heard that the U.S. president’s trade emissary expressed hostility toward free commerce while in the Mexican capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

As hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union increased, it began to feel like a probability.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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