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Recent Examples of archfoe
On Monday, U.S. District Judge William Alsup slapped restrictions on ride-hailing giant Uber’s driverless car research in a trade secrets civil lawsuit filed by archfoe Waymo, Google’s autonomous car project.
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Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, 16 May 2017
Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, 16 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archfoe
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When integrated into multiple systems, the Tactical Edge Electromagnetic Solutions (TEEMS) can jam enemy systems with speed and precision.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Netanyahu said the country would continue trying to bring home the bodies of Israelis still being held across enemy lines, such as Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy hung in Damascus in 1965.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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The goal is to find and bring down archenemy Muzan.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Scholars have written that early leaders came from the Muslim Brotherhood, archenemy of Egypt’s current military leadership, but that ties ended around 1990 under government pressure.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a season when so many things seemed to come full circle in New England, Vrabel and the Patriots will attempt to knock off a familiar postseason foe to shift the new era into another gear.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Cuba joined Iran, Russia and other foes of Washington in condemning the raid at the United Nations.—
Robert Muggah,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Celebrini hit the zone with speed, found quiet ice behind the play and got the puck back to weave through five adversaries and deliver a laser that guaranteed the Sharks at least one point.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Then, later in the quarter, Green gave his adversary a hard shove in the chest on a trip downcourt that was not called a foul.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Emmer has been a staunch opponent of Walz for some time, whose antagonism for the governor heightened once Walz became the vice presidential running mate to former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Garrett faced multiple opponents on 90 percent of his pass rushing snaps prior to Week 18, per PFF.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Singh leads the cast, with Akshaye Khanna playing the antagonist.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Stepping into Dementus' shoes wasn't Hemsworth's first time at the antagonist's rodeo.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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And, unfortunately, the monitoring idea was born into a world hostile to its very premise.—
Robert S. Gable,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 July 2017
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“Archfoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archfoe. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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