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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

But when he did play it, it was less about his archenemy than about L.A., a city with a new song in the canon, a definitive “Us” who were all alike in screaming it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025

Those groups have long provided Iran with a means to challenge its regional archenemy Israel, as well as the U.S., without a direct military confrontation.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024

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

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

Instead I’m locked in a small room that smells like chorizo and stale popcorn while my archenemy continues to brainwash the community with reggaeton and free sunscreen.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

On the premiere, diet guru Susan Powter, comic Kevin Meaney and the Bee Gees were Space Ghost’s guests, accompanied by his TV band — led by former archenemies Moltar and Zorak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025

Roman blurts this out in the "Prague" episode of "Succession" in Season 1 as he's crashing a secret meeting between Ken and Sandy Furness, one of Logan Roy's archenemies.

From Salon ● May 20, 2023

Israel and Hezbollah are archenemies and have fought several wars over the past decades, the last of which ended in August 2006.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

Mustafa al-Kadhimi, visiting Tehran and speaking at a news conference alongside Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, alluded to Iraq’s concern not to become a battlefield between Iran and the United States, which are archenemies.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2020

Sure, I love the idea of our family’s archenemies turning into sycophantic suck-ups, but when the strange actually materializes into reality, it definitely leaves you reeling.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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