adversary
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But the conflict has also seen the re-emergence as a key US partner of India's traditional adversary Pakistan, which has positioned itself as a mediator, with its powerful army chief flying Friday to Tehran.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
He is cultivating Mr. Xi as a partner now, not an adversary.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The main rule of presidential summitry with an adversary is first do no harm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," General Dan Caine told reporters, amid fears the current US-Iranian ceasefire is unravelling.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
In the toilet, where I used to take the papers, it was torturous to look for and exclude the unnecessary pages so that I could learn how he would finally outwit his latest adversary.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing adversary
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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