nemesis
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Busch’s most famous public feud was with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., the scion of racing royalty and Busch’s on-track nemesis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
His mistake was to try to destroy a man whose greatest nemesis was himself, and that singular, burning focus of Mozart’s earned him immortality regardless of what his haters threw at him.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Clay’s nemesis, President Andrew Jackson, regarded a federal road project as wasteful, potentially corrupt and even unconstitutional.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Lance Barber will eventually rejoin as screenwriter Paulie G., Valerie’s old nemesis.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Caesar’s nemesis, the sandy-haired man, lifts his hand, mocking, holding a pretend gun, his finger making the motion of cocking it.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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