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In the famous epic poem, who is the adversary of Odysseus?

adversary

[ad-ver-ser-ee] / ˈæd vərˌsɛr i /


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“What it brings is a new complication for the adversary, because it brings another layer that the Russians will have to read,” Macron’s strategic-affairs adviser, Xavier Chatel, said at a recent security conference in Warsaw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Two sources also shared that Diddy has access to a “jailbroken” tablet where he watches movies and documentaries, including “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” the Netflix docuseries produced by his adversary Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Hybrid warfare or hybrid attacks are loose terms that tend to describe non-military methods, for example cyber-attacks, sabotage or misinformation, designed to exert pressure and destabilise an adversary.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

We are increasing readiness against existing threats, and the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

You can’t have this kind of shared understanding if writer and reader are in an adversary relationship.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

“We’ve been friends a long time and, yes, we’ve been adversaries as well, but most of the time we’ve been friends,” Villaraigosa told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Potential adversaries will have to consider that any shipping container at an Australian wharf could have a Ghost Shark in it, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Our adversaries are not just trying to mess with our infrastructure, they’re trying to manipulate how we feel,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Before he became Disney’s top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez faced powerful adversaries, defending Microsoft in its antitrust fights and taking on Apple while at Spotify.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Soon I no longer lost any games or Life Savers, but I lost my adversaries.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan


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