hostile
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Beyond Texas, the team at 22V Research already expects other states to turn increasingly hostile toward data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Mixed-genet pairings resulted in the corals deploying stinging cells, a hostile response that can be likened to organ rejection in humans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Stafford was asked this week how he managed to stay calm, not feel rattled and still take shots at clutch plays after committing turnovers in a hostile environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
City are likely to get a hostile reception at Anfield but I think they will be able to handle it.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Their appearance was greeted with hostile stares that shimmered almost visibly throughout the room.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Meanwhile, around 3,000 Pakistanis have left Iran since hostiles began.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
Another 2020, another arrival from extraterrestrial hostiles, this time with the ability to hunt with surgical precision based on nothing but sound.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2020
The kitchen loves its star patty so much that the cooks sometimes act as if they’re protecting it from hostiles — or the condiments Jaffe mentioned.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2018
“What is not so clear to him is how firmly he can trust the United States’ commitment to ending hostiles relations and providing security guarantees for his government should it denuclearize.”
From New York Times ● May 26, 2018
And even though there weren’t supposed to be any hostiles in the manor, she found her gun hand automatically straying to the Neutrino 2000.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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