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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
Noun
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As the resupply convoys approach the forward locations, they are frequently targeted and destroyed by enemy drones.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Watch Prey on Hulu Predator The original Predator movie is set in the present day (which would be 1987) and follows a paramilitary rescue team who quickly discovers that rebel forces in the South American jungle aren’t their most dangerous enemy.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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But use value had of course also been the archenemy of modernist sculpture.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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For weeks, the U.S. has been negotiating with Israel’s archenemy over its nuclear program, raising the possibility that the Trump administration might relieve sanctions and soften its stance toward the regime.—
Daniel Byman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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Eventually, even the foes of the tolling will realize that Prof. Vickrey was correct and that everyone is better off.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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The Spartans swept all three foes by 7-0 scores to become the first school in league history to win four consecutive state tennis crowns.—
Dave Wright,
Twin Cities,
5 June 2025
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History clearly shows that building strategic nuclear forces creates painful defense dilemmas for adversaries and is the surest formula both for protecting the United States and its allies and for ultimately getting adversaries to the negotiating table.—
Eric S. Edelman,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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Cournoyer warned that adversaries could respond by escalating their own arsenals, pushing the U.S. and its rivals into a destabilizing arms race.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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His main opponent, former radio host Bill Spadea, has painted himself as a Trump loyalist.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Rothstein reported that the game will take place on Black Friday, Nov. 28, adding yet another high-major opponent to the monster nonconference schedule Dan Hurley and staff are putting together.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2025
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Danny DeVito and Colin Farrell, who’ve known each other for decades, have both had the experience of being buried under prosthetics in order to play Batman’s nihilistic antagonist — the Penguin.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
2 June 2025
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Getting the Knicks’ goat Reggie goes off, Part 1 Situation: 1994 Eastern Conference finals, Game 5, series tied 2-2 This is Reggie Miller, the trash-talking, sharp-shooting antagonist at his finest.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Archfoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archfoe. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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