enmity
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The two have an enmity that goes back more than four decades, with outbursts of fighting or outright war punctuated by periods of tense calm.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Burundi has been a natural ally of DR Congo for years because of its enmity with Rwanda.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
While the two men's enmity was never completely hidden, Newsom at least appeared to try a bipartisan hug that would keep the mercurial president involved in the costly recovery.
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
In April, a Siberian court found a real-estate agent guilty of inciting hatred and enmity by urging women to marry soldiers for “self-interested reasons.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
And they knew his lack of enmity against them and their beliefs.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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Lord of the Flies
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