archenemy
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Inflation, for central bankers, is the archenemy and the root of all evil.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
But when he did play it, it was less about his archenemy than about L.A., a city with a new song in the canon, a definitive “Us” who were all alike in screaming it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
A spokesperson for Hezbollah, Israel’s archenemy on its northern border, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
“My dear brother, my archenemy, how did we come to this?”
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
But Professor Moriarty—the archenemy of Holmes—was the greatest villain.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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Roman blurts this out in the "Prague" episode of "Succession" in Season 1 as he's crashing a secret meeting between Ken and Sandy Furness, one of Logan Roy's archenemies.
From Salon ● May 20, 2023
Israel and Hezbollah are archenemies and have fought several wars over the past decades, the last of which ended in August 2006.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Diet guru Susan Powter, comedian Kevin Meaney and the Bee Gees were guests of the animated Space Ghost accompanied by his TV band — led by former archenemies Moltar and Zorak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
Seeing the archenemies in the wild is better than any Loony Tunes episode.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2019
Sure, I love the idea of our family’s archenemies turning into sycophantic suck-ups, but when the strange actually materializes into reality, it definitely leaves you reeling.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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