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He said he thought Trump has “big cojones,” and wasn’t surprised that he would organize a rally in an area perceived to be hostile to him.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

Dr. Steve Desch, an astrophysics professor at Arizona State University, was also skeptical of the prospect that aliens would be hostile to Earth.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2023

He was reported to be hostile to Belgian state officials and to a leading virologist.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

In neighborhoods that are likely to be hostile to new shelters, the agency no longer provided wide notice until they had a finalized agreement with the landlord.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2022

Thomas Hobbes, although he was not an atomist, had developed a materialist, Epicurean philosophy which was universally understood to be hostile to religion.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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