blood feud
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The death of King Arthur is caused by a blood feud between two of his foremost knights, Lancelot and Gawain, who had once been close friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Architectural photographer Ryan Tsui, 49, described his 13-year advocacy as a "blood feud" he could not let go.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
She said the word vendetta referred to "vengeance, feud and blood feud" and that Reeves' comments had made her and her family feel unsafe.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025
After speaking with Tommy, Ellie decides to abandon her blood feud and return to Jackson.
From Salon • May 26, 2025
Long ago, before the days of King Argaven I, who made Karhide one kingdom, there was a blood feud between the Domain of Stok and the Domain of Estre in Kerm Land.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
