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Their defensive style can look like arrogance or hostility.—
Paul Sanchez Ruiz,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Out of such poverty comes hatred, resentment and a desire for revenge, and this cycle of hostility can continue for years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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As ideological blocs collapsed, political scientist Samuel Huntington’s influential 1996 book Clash of Civilizations articulated a growing anxiety that globalization would harden into cultural antagonism rather than consensus.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Yosef’s relationship with his sister, Azraa, hums with the familiar chords of siblinghood — antagonism and refuge intertwined.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2026
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Know More The legal fight is a product of years of animosity between the tech billionaires who together founded OpenAI and currently sit at the forefront of AI development.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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And after the election, like Ross, Deputy felt the animosity intensify.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The committee previously held Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to the same Epstein investigation.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The unusually blunt readout underscores what could be a long enmity between the region and Tehran, with Arab Gulf states concluding that Iran’s drones, missiles, and proxies — essentially the regime itself — pose a regional threat.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Washington is looking to keep momentum in its yearlong push to stop the fighting and overcome deep enmity between the warring countries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mclusky were always rooted more in bile than hormones, contempt and wit over quick-burn idealism.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dolphins great and media star Jim Mandich suffered from bile-duct cancer in 2010.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Saeedi / Getty Images In Britain, Starmer must also factor in his own voters’ dislike of the American-Israeli assault on Iran (59% against and 25% for, according to YouGov) and their long-standing antipathy toward Trump himself, whose net favorability in the United Kingdom is currently at minus 65.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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But the government’s antipathy toward EVs isn’t done yet.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Her hands, though inflamed and covered in red sores, also had several large areas that were smooth and lacked any signs of irritation.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Your Scalp May Be Irritated and Itchy Not washing your hair for extended periods of time can lead to irritation and an itchy scalp.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Empoisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empoisonment. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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