foe
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The automatons he has created seem to lack the necessary ability to distinguish between friend and foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Moscow has been warned off, by friend and foe alike, not to break the 81-year long taboo on using nuclear weapons in anger.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“She’s brought an extra fire to this whole effort, and really inspired a lot of young people,” said Jon Christensen, gondola foe and co-founder of the Los Angeles Parks Alliance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Footage of Cunningham coolly staring down and pointing mockingly at one such foe for 22 unflinching seconds following a scuffle last month went viral, launching countless memes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
There were billions of conscientious body cells oxidating away day and night like dumb animals at their complicated job of keeping him alive and healthy, and every one was a potential traitor and foe.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Haugen and Horwitz battled similarly daunting foes, and the rot they uncovered was just as systemic and frightening as the reporting.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The foes have traded strikes since the Houthis seized all of Yemen's Red Sea coast and took control of the Bab al-Mandab strait in a lightning offensive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
That is certainly a scary prospect for foes facing the No. 1 team in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“So it’s important for people to see that robots are not foes, but friends.”
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Wherever he came a madness filled our foes, but fear fell on our boldest, so that horse and man gave way and fled.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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