adversary
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But, with Owen Farrell back at fly-half and Finn Russell straight back into the fray after the Six Nations, two old adversaries were reunited at 10.
From BBC
While power plants are generally considered to be civilian infrastructure, current and former U.S. military officials said that an adversary’s electrical infrastructure can sometimes qualify as a legitimate military target.
Beyond natural resources, adversaries have plenty of other levers to pull.
Had his adversaries been able to read his mind, they would have booked themselves rooms at the Château d’If.
For the Pentagon, there is another benefit to demonstrating its missile capabilities in combat: It sends a message to China and other potential adversaries.
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