acrimoniously
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He split acrimoniously from Tony Pontius, the long-time manager of his record label BGP, because of Pontius’ refusal to release the song.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I told him no — that I liked him too much,” recalled Bird, whose first book had begun as a collaboration with a friend that ended acrimoniously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Tulip Town would hardly be the first agricultural partnership to fracture acrimoniously into competing ventures, says Trevor Lane, an expert in economic development with Washington State University Extension who has followed the tulip tempest.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Despite all of his success, his time in Pittsburgh ended acrimoniously when the Steelers cut him after he held out during training camp before the 1984 season.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
Napoleon, irritated at this, acrimoniously replied, that "he liked simple plans, less circuitous routes, high roads, the road by which he had come, yet he would not retread it but with peace."
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur
