vendetta
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I’ve seen Tanden get into a headline-making spat with progressive blogger Matt Bruenig; I’ve even watched her carry on a one-sided vendetta against Susan Sarandon.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Wu called the lawsuit a "machine reaction, not a personal vendetta".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
"No member of parliament with me will use this institution for a personal vendetta", Sonko said, speaking in Wolof.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
It will be more orderly and less chaotic, less driven by impulse and vendetta, more discriminating between allies and adversaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Apparently Adolf Hitler has a vendetta against tobacco, finds it filthy and disgusting, and his military police and their assistants are not meant to smoke at work.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Feldstein Soto has also been accused of mismanaging her office and using the city’s prosecutorial powers for personal vendettas in multiple lawsuits, allegations she has repeatedly denied.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Regardless, the series picks up steam, propulsion and speed once a viewer gets past the establishment of all the characters and their vendettas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
But for him, the priority is mostly about personal vendettas.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
Bhutto-Zardari, 35, has vowed to end the personal vendettas that characterize Pakistan’s politics and has also urged for investment in climate resilience as a key to the nation’s survival.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
The palace, inside and out, is a monument to the most famous of Corsican vendettas.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by Andrew Dickson White
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