internecine
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Senate in Michigan is trying to sidestep another internecine fight by keeping his eye on the goal.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
Afghanistan’s internecine bloodshed has an epiphanic effect on the author: “When death stalks every door,” she writes in a burst of originality, “the only antidote is to live.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
But for all of his newfound fame and fortune, the internecine conflicts of the L.A. streets haunted him.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
For the first time, Cox and Pope both saw that the internecine battle appeared coordinated.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024
“The greatest single factor in preventing insects from overwhelming the rest of the world is the internecine warfare which they carry out among themselves,” said the entomologist Robert Metcalf.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing internecine
"The Palace Thief" by Ethan Canin
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