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hostility

[ho-stil-i-tee] / hɒˈstɪl ɪ ti /


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Omani officials have been shocked by the sudden U.S. hostility and are working to figure out how to respond to it, Arab officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The most prominent figures in artificial intelligence are stepping back from dire predictions about mass unemployment, as the industry faces growing public hostility over AI's promised transformation of the workplace.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Michelangelo’s burning resentment of Da Vinci kept him warm at night, and his hostility toward Raphael fueled his years-long dedication to tagging up the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

"Nothing, whether criticism of a government or the reality of violence and destruction, can ever justify hostility toward an entire people or faith," he wrote in the New Statesman.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

All the hostility had vanished from his face.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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