adversary
Example Sentences
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“The Arctic is the ultimate adversary,” said Eric Slesinger, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer who now runs a venture-capital firm bankrolling defense startups, including some trying to master arctic fighting.
One group, calling itself the Unicorn Guerrilla Force, was his toughest adversary.
From BBC
We may be creating entities that become negotiating partners or adversaries depending on how we engage with them.
Iran and Israel, long-standing adversaries, have regularly accused each other of espionage.
From Barron's
Yet hackers linked to its biggest adversary, Iran, have managed to pull off a series of successful breaches by using known vulnerabilities to attack institutions that aren’t as well-defended as the country’s critical infrastructure.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
