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strife

[strahyf] / straɪf /


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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

Scotland are shy of options on the left side and Curtis is stating a big case, not as a starter but as an impact sub in times of strife.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The trial has laid bare the internal strife within a circle of elite Silicon Valley engineers, investors and executives in the years leading up to the high-profile launch of the ChatGPT chatbot in 2022.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

After six hundred years of their own strife and a few centuries of Portuguese villainy, the warring tribes of Angola had finally agreed to a peace plan.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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