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hostility

[ho-stil-i-tee] / hɒˈstɪl ɪ ti /


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"A very unimpressive Italian performance which will cause some indignation and some hostility in their press tomorrow," said the BBC's match commentary at full-time.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The most prominent figures in artificial intelligence are stepping back from dire predictions about mass unemployment, as the industry faces growing public hostility over AI's promised transformation of the workplace.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“The company has demonstrated a degree of hostility to shareholders’ exercise of certain of these key accountability mechanisms in recent years,” ISS wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Michelangelo’s burning resentment of Da Vinci kept him warm at night, and his hostility toward Raphael fueled his years-long dedication to tagging up the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

His irritability had risen now; had become outright hostility.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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