partisan
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The fight against data centers and private surveillance cameras has crossed partisan lines, bringing erstwhile enemies together in the fight against creepy tech.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Their partisan differences aside, Deukmejian viewed Sher as having “great personal integrity,” said Steve Merksamer, who was Deukmejian’s chief of staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The battles fought between surviving friends—in this case Wilde’s literary executor, Robert Ross, and Wilde’s onetime boyfriend, Alfred “Bosie” Douglas—are more partisan, the enmities more acrimonious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Sir Billy had a unique unifying effect on a normally partisan and tribal rugby league community.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The games were often exciting to watch—sometimes even a few officers would attend—but also nervous-making, as the crowds that gathered for matches between popular teams were partisan and players would sometimes get into fights.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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