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- Batman is the Joker's main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots
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- social ostracism was once society's nemesis for those who defied its sexual mores
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- irrationality is the nemesis of democracy, for good government depends upon the wisdom of the electorate
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“Nemesis.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nemesis. Accessed 26 January 2020.
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