internecine
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An internecine price war that shrinks margins is extremely damaging in the run-up to an IPO.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
For the rest of America not versed in the internecine fights of the online right, this situation may seem baffling—or even trivial, given the ludicrous nature of Owens’ claims.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
Afghanistan’s internecine bloodshed has an epiphanic effect on the author: “When death stalks every door,” she writes in a burst of originality, “the only antidote is to live.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Dr Hutcheson said "we don't have the answers", but it could be that East Anglia lacked the "smaller scale internecine fighting that meant you needed almost permanent residence" in the fort.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
Among them was the Huron leader Kondiaronk, a famed orator who had, more than any other, convened the gathering as a last-ditch effort to avoid internecine conflict.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing internecine
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