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In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban government of harboring Pakistani militant groups -- mainly the Pakistani Taliban -- that cross the porous volatile border between the two countries to stage attacks against Pakistani forces and also of allying with its archrival, India.
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Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban government of harboring Pakistani militant groups — mainly the Pakistani Taliban — that cross the porous volatile border between the two countries to stage attacks against Pakistani forces and also of allying with its archrival, India.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban government of allying with its archrival, India, and harboring Pakistani militant groups — mainly the Pakistani Taliban — that cross the porous, volatile border between the two countries to stage attacks against Pakistani forces.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The RedHawks also survived an overtime scare on the road at their archrival, Ohio University, last weekend to complete the regular season with no blemishes.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban government of harboring Pakistani militant groups — mainly the Pakistani Taliban — that cross the porous volatile border between the two countries to stage attacks against Pakistani forces and also of allying with its archrival, India.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban government of allying with its archrival, India, and harboring Pakistani militant groups — mainly the Pakistani Taliban — that cross the porous, volatile border between the two countries to stage attacks against Pakistani forces.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The RedHawks also survived an overtime scare on the road at their archrival, Ohio University, last weekend to complete the regular season with no blemishes.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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