rancor
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So I have two pieces of feedback for you here: first, if you do continue to pitch in with your cousin, do so without rancor.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Li studied political science at a Taipei university but doesn’t talk politics with his friends, to avoid conflict given the rancor of Taiwan’s political scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Imagine “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” with automatic weapons, or “The Honeymooners” with an actual moon shot, and you’ll still be underestimating the domestic rancor of the horror-comedy “Over Your Dead Body.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But it seems like no matter how many times a totally predictable result blows up in his face, he won’t stop the rancor toward science.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Chamberlin had planned the meeting as a trap to try to shatter Holmes’s imperturbable façade, and was impressed with Holmes’s ability to maintain his insouciance despite the rancor in the room.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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