acrimony

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The series is certainly an unflattering look at academia, but the cheap shots are pretty cheap, considering all the current acrimony surrounding higher education and the cartoonish way it’s so often portrayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But the episode confirmed that this South African-born outsider has become a force in Trump's Washington, outlasting his friend Elon Musk, whose White House career ended in acrimony after less than six months.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

He too left amid acrimony with county officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

And if his time at Liverpool ends in such acrimony, it will be a sad farewell.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

We have seen what Elizabeth was: in many ways Mary was the exact opposite, for she was not at all given to bustle or change or acrimony or captiousness or suspicion.

From Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period by Jordan, Furneaux