internecine

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For the rest of America not versed in the internecine fights of the online right, this situation may seem baffling—or even trivial, given the ludicrous nature of Owens’ claims.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

But for all of his newfound fame and fortune, the internecine conflicts of the L.A. streets haunted him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

Dr Hutcheson said "we don't have the answers", but it could be that East Anglia lacked the "smaller scale internecine fighting that meant you needed almost permanent residence" in the fort.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

"We can make of the historical record that there was depopulation and movement of people from internecine warfare and diseases," he said to me.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann