adversaries
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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
Instead, he imposed and removed tariffs at will on adversaries and allies alike often in the service of some personal whimsy, drawing at least one prominent rebuke from the courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“We’ve been friends a long time and, yes, we’ve been adversaries as well, but most of the time we’ve been friends,” Villaraigosa told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Odysseus, when he saw his adversaries girded and capped and long spears in their hands shaken at him, felt his knees go slack, his heart sink, for the fight was turning grim.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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