acrimoniously

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Bonner, who previously served as a federal judge and was head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, isn’t the only commissioner to acrimoniously leave the oversight body this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

In 2015, the designer behind the acclaimed Metal Gear Solid video game series, Hideo Kojima, acrimoniously split with the publisher Konami after nearly 30 years of working together.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2023

The outspoken anchor was married three times - and was currently in the midst of a controversy after his latest marriage broke up publicly and acrimoniously.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2022

Johnson and Jones split acrimoniously after another Super Bowl title to finish the 1993 season.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2021

Fuseli was quite aware that he expressed himself sometimes too acrimoniously, and, after due consideration, he frequently regretted it.

From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by Knowles, John