antagonist
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When the researchers applied the P2X7 receptor antagonist, they were able to interfere with signals released by microglia as the cells became damaged and died.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the past few months, Mastro, a partner at law firm Dechert, has emerged as the new mayor’s chief antagonist, bringing several lawsuits challenging the Democratic socialist mayor’s main policy initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals says its GLP-1 receptor antagonist, avexitide, met both the primary and secondary endpoints in a late-stage clinical trial.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Local fisherman Wyck Crawford, played by a delightfully rascally Stephen Root, serves as Loftis’ human antagonist, warning the mayor of impending doom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was a new chapter with a similar theme and a more intense antagonist.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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The two eventually became antagonists, a split that broke into public view in the aftermath of the January 2025 Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
One of bonds’ main antagonists, the price of crude oil, slipped back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
But even if we’re meant to view our woolly antagonists as sheeple, after a fashion, “The Sheep Detectives” culminates on an optimistic note for both the four-legged and the two.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
But the reverse is also true, and former antagonists can be rehabilitated, welcomed once again into the president's good graces.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her, who had ovemowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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