nemesis
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The professional rivalries are real, as J.D. finds when his hiring as Sacred Heart’s new chief of medicine gains him a nemesis in Joel Kim Booster’s wonderfully shady Dr. Eric Park.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
In the 1993 comedy “The Last Action Hero” he was the Ripper, a fictional nemesis who comes to life in the high-concept film-within-a-film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as action star Jack Slater.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Bob Staedler, a land-use consultant and civic booster, likens San Jose to Charlie Brown, running to kick a football only to have his nemesis Lucy pull it away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
But it may well be his one time political ally and occasional political foe becomes his nemesis.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
They soon discovered that the problem was that old nemesis, contamination.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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