foe
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Laurent said France had deliberately concentrated much of its defense industry away from the border of Germany, a historic foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Footage of Cunningham coolly staring down and pointing mockingly at one such foe for 22 unflinching seconds following a scuffle last month went viral, launching countless memes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
It is far too soon to say what ways the fabulous new Bowl sound system, which happens to be AI endowed, might become friend and/or foe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Through Starlink, SpaceX is set to be either friend or foe to much of the telecommunications industry.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
I’m bewildered by how this foe seems a little bit friend as well.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“So it’s important for people to see that robots are not foes, but friends.”
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Thankfully, there are often other cues as to the whereabouts of your fleshy foes, such as flickering lights and their awful, gurgling cries.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Two implacable U.S. foes have locked into an unlikely marriage of convenience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
A previous ceasefire deal between the foes fell through last month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
He simply wasn’t sure that the United States had the military strength to take on so many formidable foes.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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