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internecine

adjective as in involving conflict within a group

adjective as in mutually harmful

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And Washington's threats have stoked polarization in a country still recovering from decades of internecine violence.

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IMP’s rise could create internecine violence or, worse, deeper coordination between jihadist networks.

The powerful pro-Israel lobby’s standing among Democrats has become a flash point amid broader internecine conflict in the Democratic Party over Israel’s unrelenting war in Gaza.

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The 97th Academy Awards arrive Sunday after a film season full of wild momentum swings, online trolling and internecine whisper campaigns.

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But for all of his newfound fame and fortune, the internecine conflicts of the L.A. streets haunted him.

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