antagonist
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In the Harry Potter movies, multiple actors portray the antagonist at various ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals says its GLP-1 receptor antagonist, avexitide, met both the primary and secondary endpoints in a late-stage clinical trial.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, the cruel antagonist Antinous has his eyes fixed on the queen while her husband is still away.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
It raises questions of structural integrity: When you depict a character like her as the antagonist of a show’s very likable heroine, you cannot then treat that antagonist as a heroine herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It was a new chapter with a similar theme and a more intense antagonist.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
O’Donnell has been one of Trump’s most persistent celebrity antagonists since.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
These include SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1-based therapies, and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in people with chronic kidney disease without diabetes.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
But the reverse is also true, and former antagonists can be rehabilitated, welcomed once again into the president's good graces.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
And he had a running feud with Earl Weaver since the two, an unmoored umpire and a fiery manager, were antagonists in the Double-A Eastern League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Dropping his books, Ben turned to face the four antagonists who now bore down on him.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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