animosity
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Even for a sport built around long-held grudges and territorial animosity, this matchup stands apart.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 19, 2026
Acrimony, anger and animosity; the Julian Alvarez summer transfer saga in a nutshell.
From BBC β Aug. 24, 2026
Rather than fuel the animosity, the Friends made Saturday more of an awakening than a protest.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 19, 2026
Haaland and Gabriel have been central figures as their clubs battle for domestic supremacy, creating a rivalry that regularly boils over into animosity.
From BBC β Jul. 5, 2026
Spassky seemed to have no animosity for the man who’d defeated him, although he knew he was going to face difficult times when he returned home to Moscow.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The poise of the prose somehow heightens the tension of this superbly crafted story, a thriller that shows how the animosities of war live on beyond the fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 26, 2026
In 2018, Buddhist monks in North and South Korea held joint services when animosities between their governments eased.
From Seattle Times β May 11, 2024
Indonesia said the forum should be a place for cooperation and not for the sharpening of animosities.
From Reuters β 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 β 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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