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strife

[strahyf] / straɪf /


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Based on real events, “Sherwood” is both a murder mystery and a contemplation of the damage done by class-based strife and longheld grudges, often based on misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

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

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

The club’s energies were sapped by internal strife.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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