adversary
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He isn’t the only one raising the specter of a foreign adversary opposing data-center construction and slowing America’s pursuit of artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
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
Officials hope the progress made won’t only help now, but in the future should the U.S. end up in a conflict against an adversary with more sophisticated weapons deployed in greater volumes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
He is cultivating Mr. Xi as a partner now, not an adversary.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing adversary
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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