adversary
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If the government wants to know whether a model can meaningfully assist cyberattacks, biological misuse or autonomous weapons development, it shouldn’t publish a checklist every lab can optimize against and every adversary can study.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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," said Caine, who spoke alongside Hegseth.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Ike defended the U-2 flights as necessary when dealing with a secretive and unpredictable adversary.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing adversary
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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