strife
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If it was all trouble and strife, depression and anxiety, push and pull, cooking and cleaning, loneliness and isolation, you would never stay in this relationship.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
But one can’t exactly fault Travolta for wanting to keep a low profile, considering that the last two decades have been mired in personal strife for the actor.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Ali, a resident of the city of Tonekabon north of Tehran, said there would likely be more strife to come.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The latte sheds light on everything from commodity inflation to trade chaos; from geopolitical strife and climate change to Gen Z cultural tastes.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Heraclitus saith that “War is the father of all things,” for we could not subsist without strife within us and unease.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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