adversary
Example Sentences
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Pyongyang has repeatedly shunned efforts by the South Korean government to improve relations, calling Seoul its most "hostile" adversary.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
It is an acknowledgment that durable deterrence requires clarity about the nature of the adversary one faces.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
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
"But that's not enough when the adversary is fighting what they see as an existential conflict."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The cannons of his adversary were thundering in the tattered morning when the Majesty of England drew himself up to meet the future with a peaceful heart.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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