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hostility

[ho-stil-i-tee] / hɒˈstɪl ɪ ti /


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As you said, it’s all about hostility to Congress.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The family of the victim said they did not want this "terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility," they said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The hostility in these responses is in full view.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The messed-up thing was that just when I felt like I had been getting all right with Jermaine being gone, him being dead, all this hostility had to happen.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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