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Swarms of autonomous drones -- which "aim to neutralise an adversary through saturation" -- would be highly effective, and some states view them as a crucial strategic advantage, said Rickli.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

“What it brings is a new complication for the adversary, because it brings another layer that the Russians will have to read,” Macron’s strategic-affairs adviser, Xavier Chatel, said at a recent security conference in Warsaw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The pilot said that he and another aircraft were providing adversary and tactical training for U.S. military aircrews, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Hybrid warfare or hybrid attacks are loose terms which tend to describe non-military methods, for example cyberattacks, sabotage or misinformation, designed to exert pressure and destabilise an adversary.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Since Bobby couldn’t find a worthy opponent, or any opponent for that matter, he made himself his principal adversary.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Part of the problem is that the U.S. military has operated some of its Middle Eastern bases for decades, confident that its adversaries were unable — or unwilling — to mount serious attacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

For someone like myself, who knows next to nothing about climbing, Krakauer powerfully elucidates the pull of a mountain like Everest and the trance-like state in which it ensnares its adversaries.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

The second season of the series finds the Harrigans locked in a power struggle, as internal divisions and external adversaries threaten the family.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

“We’ve found advanced adversaries using this; we’ve found very unsophisticated adversaries using this.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

His adversaries guessed his tactic and hung around Santa Anita hour after hour on the following Monday.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand