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enmity

[en-mi-tee] / ˈɛn mɪ ti /


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Lee, a veteran labour activist and a witness to the 1989 crackdown, told the court in March he felt no enmity towards the Communist Party and hoped it would reform.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

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

After decades of enmity, in 2014 President Barack Obama opted to re-establish ties with the island in a historic but short-lived thaw.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

For that matter, his parasitic or symbiotic relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has been a matter of public record since at least 2003, when the Harvard Crimson earned his eternal enmity by reporting on it.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Ghost was the only protection Jon needed; the direwolf could sniff out foes, even those who hid their enmity behind smiles.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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