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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

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

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

Not all librarians have experienced strife and ugliness during years of political division.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“Wouldn’t that be wonderful? The government would pay us to travel. How divine. We would bring an end to world strife and renew people’s hope and faith.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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