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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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In natural systems, pests seldom reach outbreak levels because predators, parasitoids, and disease organisms (collectively called natural enemies) keep populations in check.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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Targeting property Iran’s judiciary has begun seizing the property of public figures critical of the country’s rulers, under an anti-espionage law approved during last year’s 12-day war with Israel that punishes media and cultural activities deemed to support Iran’s enemies.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Nearly two centuries later, in the throes of the Cold War, CDC scientists teamed up with their counterparts from America’s archenemy, the Soviet Union, to wipe smallpox from the planet.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Let’s hope the Islamic Republic, feeling cornered and fighting for its own survival, doesn’t resort to the very same tactics its once archenemy Saddam used.—
Javier Blas,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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Included in what would become a season-high 12-game winning streak were road victories over future Elite Eight foe Iowa and Purdue.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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In the horror sequel, Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Lail return to face new foes as well the old murderous animatronic animals of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle is expected to operate in high-intensity combat scenarios against near-peer adversaries while integrating advanced digital and autonomous systems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic is the first American company to be given the designation, which has historically been reserved for foreign adversaries.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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His opponents have strong cases, too.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The metrics now tell us the Penguins’ most likely playoff opponent in two weeks will be the Flyers.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Created by writer Roger Stern and artist George Pérez, the character is depicted at various times in DC’s comics as an antagonist, ally and would-be love interest to Superman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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It is named after and run by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), the profoundly complex antagonist from the original series.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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During the recent demonstration test, the Bird of Prey took off from a launch cradle, and once in the air was able to autonomously search for, detect, and classify a target drone standing in for a hostile.—
David Szondy
April 04,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
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But no one has just been out-and-out hostile to him.—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Archfoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archfoe. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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