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Antagonists arrive in the form of a private equity firm looking to acquire the company, activating an endgame.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Antagonists bind to a target protein, blocking its activation.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 21, 2016

Suvorexant is part of a class of drugs called Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists or DORAs, which work by blocking chemical messengers called orexins.

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2013

Antagonists — a pretty girl from high school turned model, the fashion industry — loom in the distance.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2011

Antagonists cannot hold equal position; every additional strength of the one is a comparative weakening of the other.

From Select Speeches of Kossuth by Newman, Francis William