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nemesis

noun as in bane

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The official trailer for the sequel shows the chirpy red-capped Italian plumber cavorting with his friends and nemeses in a colourful intergalactic universe.

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Field Marshal Munir has consolidated power at home by imprisoning his nemesis, the popular former Prime Minister Imran Khan, and by tightening the army’s grip on domestic affairs.

Promoted to No 3, Jemimah played the innings of a lifetime, steering India past a record target against their long-time nemesis - the Australians who had thwarted India's ICC dreams for over a decade.

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Barely a week ago, they were cheekily leaning into their infamy like a Bond nemesis.

His nemesis, the statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, pioneered the modern critique of collectors.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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