nemesis
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Bit by bit, Disney is continuing to shape itself into something more like its former nemesis, Netflix, including by diving more into the vertical-video and A.I. future while licensing visual podcasts as TV shows.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Having 10 children, every single patient portal is my nemesis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Former Sheffield United footballer Maddy Cusack would still be alive if the coach of the women's team - described in court as her "nemesis" - had not been employed, her mother has told an inquest.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Clough, a brilliant egomaniac who loves beautiful soccer, despises the successes achieved by the “big, hard, dirty, old men” who played under Don Revie, his predecessor and nemesis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
I sigh at the mention of my nemesis.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Which of your childhood nemeses do you wish could see you now?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
On Wednesday, the Three Lions could run into one of their oldest nemeses if Argentina can beat Switzerland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
But that teaches another more cautionary lesson about collecting nemeses: Salieri never figured out how to channel his gnawing envy into motivation.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
Finally, ceilings necessarily keep any number of nemeses out.
From Slate ● May 9, 2026
We tried to pretend the other didn’t exist even though the existence of our nemeses kept us both occupied for hours.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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