adversary
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That ecosystem worked because risk‑taking was rewarded, growth was possible, and civic leadership—while imperfect—understood that private enterprise wasn’t the adversary of the public good.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," said Caine, who spoke alongside Hegseth.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Altman, his former protégé turned adversary, was present for Thursday's exchanges and left the courthouse shortly after Musk finished.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Because a blockade is recognized in international law as an act of war, governments more often characterize their efforts to isolate an adversary as sanctions, embargoes or quarantines that suggest narrower goals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
A bullhead can immediately identify the water in which a recent adversary has been swimming, and he can distinguish between this fish and all others in the school.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing adversary
100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 1
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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