enemy
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Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian authorities say they have opened thousands of investigations into collaboration with the enemy, and frequently arrest individuals accused of working for Moscow.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
She added that Kim Jong Un had "issued an order to fortify the border with an enemy state to be eternally impregnable".
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The opera fails to explain how these mothers were duped into sending their children behind enemy lines in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Beneath the battle for aerial superiority, unmanned ground vehicles scurry back and forth delivering supplies, evacuating the wounded or, increasingly, leading the charge against the enemy.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
It was considered too dangerous because of the possibility of the towline becoming tangled in the Hunley’s propeller, or because the “torpedo” could drift and slam into the Hunley instead of the enemy vessel.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Nobody gets a quote on air defenses for a server farm unless the server farm has enemies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
For John and Adelaide, adults are not the only enemies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
If former senior intelligence officers can offer their own consulting businesses without restriction, he added, “this opens a potential door for our enemies to try to penetrate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
At the same time, bacteria are not simply enemies to eliminate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
It’s a display of size and health, and it’s supposed to make your enemies back down.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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