acrimony

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Their journey was a reminder of something our nation, amid chronic acrimony, might have half-forgotten: When we choose to work together, we can do anything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Nor should they suggest that other countries don’t have similar problems, including too-high debt and political acrimony.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

But the acrimony seemed to dissipate following a "cordial" phone call between the two leaders, which a Colombian official later described as an 180-degree turn "from both sides".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

He too left amid acrimony with county officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

His very violence and acrimony, his strong prejudices, and no less confirmed partialities, were perhaps the very best instruments he could have used for advancing the cause of the Reformation.

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford