adversary
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Swarms of autonomous drones -- which "aim to neutralise an adversary through saturation" -- would be highly effective, and some states view them as a crucial strategic advantage, said Rickli.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
He told me "any military is smart enough to build their military on top of their own indigenous technology, and not rely on an adversary to build their technology, build their military capability".
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
“What it brings is a new complication for the adversary, because it brings another layer that the Russians will have to read,” Macron’s strategic-affairs adviser, Xavier Chatel, said at a recent security conference in Warsaw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Hybrid warfare or hybrid attacks are loose terms which tend to describe non-military methods, for example cyberattacks, sabotage or misinformation, designed to exert pressure and destabilise an adversary.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
I could never read the thoughts in the general’s eyes, but I knew this much about his wife: If I was going to have an adversary in this—whatever this was—it would not be her.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Part of the problem is that the U.S. military has operated some of its Middle Eastern bases for decades, confident that its adversaries were unable — or unwilling — to mount serious attacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
"Once adversaries, the United States and Great Britain ultimately established a strong alliance," the White House said.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
For someone like myself, who knows next to nothing about climbing, Krakauer powerfully elucidates the pull of a mountain like Everest and the trance-like state in which it ensnares its adversaries.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The second season of the series finds the Harrigans locked in a power struggle, as internal divisions and external adversaries threaten the family.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
They glanced up at their adversaries but didn’t say anything.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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