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adversary

noun as in opponent

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Central banks and foreign governments, in search of something that adversaries couldn’t seize, began piling into gold.

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The idea, officials said, is to deter any potential adversary’s attempts to project power through Australia’s northern approaches.

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Rubio said that previous administrations overlooked the Western Hemisphere and gave adversaries a pass, hurting American interests.

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Funding your rival doesn’t make him your partner; it makes him a more powerful adversary.

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Maybe it’s a coordinated attack from an alliance of adversaries?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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