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archenemy

[ahrch-en-uh-mee] / ˈɑrtʃˈɛn ə mi /


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Inflation, for central bankers, is the archenemy and the root of all evil.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

“My dear brother, my archenemy, how did we come to this?”

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023

The specificity of his doomsday prophecy should have been a hint that he was fundraising rather than girding for a confrontation with a new archenemy.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

Israel, meanwhile, has engaged in a yearslong shadow war with its archenemy Iran that has spilled out across the wider Middle East.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

But Professor Moriarty—the archenemy of Holmes—was the greatest villain.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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