hostile
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China's foreign ministry first addressed the case on 27 March, when it said a Chinese scholar had taken their own life "after being subjected to hostile questioning by US law enforcement personnel".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Relations between the KMT and the CCP remained hostile for decades.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
For all the Dodgers fans here, that’s quite the trip: a rout that silenced a hostile crowd one day, hot dogs valued at 55 cents in U.S. currency the next.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Paramount launched a hostile bid for Warner, which had opted to sign a deal to sell to Netflix instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
They did not seem openly hostile toward me, like some of the kids at my last school, although I could see certain girls sizing me up, judging me.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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