nemesis

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The professional rivalries are real, as J.D. finds when his hiring as Sacred Heart’s new chief of medicine gains him a nemesis in Joel Kim Booster’s wonderfully shady Dr. Eric Park.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

And David plays Lincoln’s nemesis, Stevie Nichols, the very successful former partner of Lincoln’s late mother, upon whom the son remains perversely fixated.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

If Zverev becomes a nemesis, good for him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

A turbulent climate always has been the nemesis of Highway 1’s splendor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

You’re never going to believe this, but remember my nemesis, Tamika Smith?

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas