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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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Still, fun enemy designs – such as one pictured above based on the Hydnellum peckii (bleeding tooth fungus) – already started to come together.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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Trump appointed Bondi as attorney general after numerous reports suggested the president wanted a loyalist who would do his bidding and seek retribution against his enemies, after Trump faced pushback in his first term from previous attorneys general like William Barr.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Barkov has created a welcoming environment in the Panthers’ locker room, helping new players like Nate Schmidt and former Florida archenemy Brad Marchand quickly mesh with the team culture.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Barcelona is coming off its Copa del Rey triumph over archenemy Real Madrid, and now has its sights set on a treble.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Old Guard 2 (Netflix movie) Andy (Charlize Theron) and her team of immortal warriors face a powerful new foe.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
28 June 2025
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President Donald Trump brokered an historic ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran on Monday, marking a dramatic pause in the most significant military confrontation between the two foes.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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Orgs must adopt the tools and tactics of their adversaries.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Others point out the irony that, as the government fixated on enforcing the veiling law and cracking down on political dissidents under the pretext of fighting foreign subversion, its actual adversaries were quietly infiltrating its most sensitive institutions.—
MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
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This machinery radicalizes communities, recruits operatives, launders funds, and targets opponents abroad.—
Roya Boroumand,
Time,
9 July 2025
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But her ability to change the depth, speed, angles and spins of her shots over and over can frustrate any opponent and dull the type of power Sabalenka brings.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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In the second film, Deshmukh plays the antagonist’s role of a corrupt politician who banks upon his image of being corruption-free.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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In 2013, Jey, as part of The Shield, acted as an enforcer for The Authority and was an antagonist to the Rhodes family.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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“Archfoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archfoe. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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