animosity
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Rather than fuel the animosity, the Friends made Saturday more of an awakening than a protest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Chaewon – who is absent from our interview as she recovers from a neck injury – has attributed the song's angst to communication problems, rather than personal animosity.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Much of the animosity is directed at Blanchard and McArthur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
More than a million Muslims are gathering in Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage overshadowed by the Middle East war, as animosity smoulders across the region despite a fragile ceasefire.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
It quickly escalated, and the animosity between the two men exploded.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
In consequence, Messrs. Lender and Martin observe, white loyalists were prepared to override ingrained prejudices and animosities, fighting alongside Native Americans and escaped black slaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
In recent months, North Korea has inflamed animosities on the Korean Peninsula with fiery rhetoric and continued missile tests.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Indonesia said the forum should be a place for cooperation and not for the sharpening of animosities.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
The talks saw Japan and South Korea put aside their historical animosities to forge a defense pact with the United States aimed at deterring Chinese and North Korean aggression.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
These two groups were obliged to work side by side in the war plants, and their animosities festered and opened like boils on the face of the city.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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