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enmity

[en-mi-tee] / ˈɛn mɪ ti /


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Their earlier efforts to insulate themselves from such strikes failed, stoking Arab enmity toward Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Lee, a veteran labour activist and a witness to the 1989 crackdown, told the court in March he felt no enmity towards the Communist Party and hoped it would reform.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

The two have an enmity that goes back more than four decades, with outbursts of fighting or outright war punctuated by periods of tense calm.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Meeting face-to-face, the enmity continued as the two donned hard hats and traded blows over the true cost of renovating Federal Reserve buildings.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

"If your father supposes I bear him some enmity for that, it's only because he never knew Rodrik."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

His father was killed at the bitter end of the war, fighting for Marshal Tito, the leader who managed to knit together the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia and suppress simmering enmities.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

As England and France face each other in the third place World Cup match on Saturday, where ancient enmities may be on show, this cultural exchange is being seen as a win-win.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

As music “that transcended enmities to forge a connection between all the people born of this land,” Vargas Llosa writes, channeling Toño’s enthusiasm, the vals is the exemplary art form of a “mongrel nation.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

But its removal lit up social media, rekindling historic enmities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2025

It was a “world criss-crossed by numerous patron-client relationships and family ties, in which major centers vied with one another in enmities that could endure for centuries.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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