nemesis
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When Athing Mu-Nikolayev, Hodgkinson's American nemesis who beat her to gold at the Tokyo Olympics and Eugene 2022, slipped off the scene, the Briton had hoped to dominate the 800m.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But in Sunday’s World Cup final, he will become Spain’s nemesis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
But that night in Oslo somehow transformed Norway into England’s most unlikely nemesis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
In his resignation speech, Sir Keir did not mention his would-be nemesis by name, and announced that there would now be a contest to select a new Labour leader.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
His old nemesis, the lieutenant, was watching him like a hawk, waiting for him to mess up.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
But that teaches another more cautionary lesson about collecting nemeses: Salieri never figured out how to channel his gnawing envy into motivation.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
Finally, ceilings necessarily keep any number of nemeses out.
From Slate ● May 9, 2026
As they take the show on tour, there's a quick but beautiful shot of Williams watching from under the stage, flashing a quick thumbs up at his former nemeses as they perform Rule The World.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
“The Copenhagen Test” presents a potentially irritating conceit—everything Alexander sees and hears is available for viewing by his nemeses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
We tried to pretend the other didn’t exist even though the existence of our nemeses kept us both occupied for hours.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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