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antagonism

[an-tag-uh-niz-uhm] / ænˈtæg əˌnɪz əm /


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Another source said there was "widespread antagonism" in the party towards the Stormont team.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“Clearly, personal antagonism and poor choices render Beasley Allen’s continued leadership problematic,” the judge wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The sisters’ mutual antagonism has a few clever beats, like when they bicker over who had the superior working-class restaurant job, Grace waiting tables or Faith as a hostess.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

At the time, his identity as a gay conservative framed much of his antagonism toward Islam.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

His macho babytalk brought back Sofía's old antagonism towards her father.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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