acrimonious
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They also said Brown would never return to China after an acrimonious exit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The acrimonious dispute with striking bin workers also continues - agency crews have been picking up the city's rubbish weekly, but recycling hasn't been collected in more than a year.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
According to a March 17 arrest warrant obtained by People, Hochstein and Glidden allegedly placed a recording device in Leonard Hochstein’s Mercedes-Benz following an acrimonious split back in March 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The ending, which I won’t spoil here, has become a lightning rod of controversy that cannot be destroyed, no matter how much acrimonious electricity it attracts.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
The debate over Lawrence’s future at Berkeley climaxed at an acrimonious faculty conclave pitting the hard sciences, represented by Birge and Lewis, against the humanities and social sciences departments.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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