vendetta
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I’ve seen Tanden get into a headline-making spat with progressive blogger Matt Bruenig; I’ve even watched her carry on a one-sided vendetta against Susan Sarandon.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Wu called the lawsuit a "machine reaction, not a personal vendetta".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
"No member of parliament with me will use this institution for a personal vendetta", Sonko said, speaking in Wolof.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
It will be more orderly and less chaotic, less driven by impulse and vendetta, more discriminating between allies and adversaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
It seemed I had misread the situation between Sohrab and Ali-Reza, who had acted like friends, but were clearly engaged in some sort of personal vendetta that could only be settled through soccer/non-American football.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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Hoboken’s mayor at the time, Steve Cappiello, blamed interpersonal vendettas rather than developers or landlords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Financing statements — meant to record legitimate business liens — are now a vehicle for conspiracy-laced claims, trillion-dollar demands and vendettas against politicians, businesses and public employees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
But for him, the priority is mostly about personal vendettas.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
Bhutto-Zardari, 35, has vowed to end the personal vendettas that characterize Pakistan’s politics and has also urged for investment in climate resilience as a key to the nation’s survival.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
And such men did not pursue vendettas without good reason.
From The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace
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