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internecine

adjective as in involving conflict within a group

adjective as in mutually harmful

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Afghanistan’s internecine bloodshed has an epiphanic effect on the author: “When death stalks every door,” she writes in a burst of originality, “the only antidote is to live.”

According to Cathy Owens, a political consultant and former Labour special adviser, the "internecine warfare" kick-started the party's drop in the polls in Wales.

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And Washington's threats have stoked polarization in a country still recovering from decades of internecine violence.

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IMP’s rise could create internecine violence or, worse, deeper coordination between jihadist networks.

The powerful pro-Israel lobby’s standing among Democrats has become a flash point amid broader internecine conflict in the Democratic Party over Israel’s unrelenting war in Gaza.

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