hostile
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The U.A.E.’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declined to comment on the strikes but pointed to previous statements in which it asserted its right to respond—including militarily—to hostile acts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
"At dawn today, the armed forces detected a number of hostile drones in Kuwaiti airspace, which were dealt with in accordance with established procedures," the military posted.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
“It feels a little like an example of hostile architecture in the name of ‘public safety’ that seems to be happening everywhere,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
“The stalwarts of linear TV are really threatened by this new model, which is hostile to their very structure.”
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
When danger suddenly approached, he needed only to protect himself from a few of his subjects, but if he had had the common people hostile, this would not have been sufficient.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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