hostile
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The task isn’t to help defenders run faster inside a failing paradigm, but to change the conditions of engagement so hostile activity encounters immediate resistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
People view publishing these decks as a hostile act, and assume we’re not talking to banks behind the scenes, trying to convince them to take the right path.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
ICE agents, who often work in urban settings, had little prior experience handling hostile crowds.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
Prior to that legislation, only a narrow set of federal agencies — Homeland Security, Justice, Defense — could legally interfere with a hostile drone.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The social disruption caused by the collapse of the savings and loan industry and the rise of hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts had given way to a brief period of recriminations.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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