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vendetta

[ven-det-uh] / vɛnˈdɛt ə /


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Wu called the lawsuit a "machine reaction, not a personal vendetta".

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

"No member of parliament with me will use this institution for a personal vendetta", Sonko said, speaking in Wolof.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

A vendetta between the billionaire founders of Two Sigma Investments flared up last month, prompting a new leadership battle at their $70 billion hedge-fund firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

Erik Charlotte VonSosen opens up about her designing process, drag culture’s influence on her work and her vendetta against Pinterest.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2025

However, even with my vendetta against Ambrose, I still had a great deal of time on my hands.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

It also exposed the AI boom’s underbelly: the grubby sidedeals, financial anxieties, short tempers and personal vendettas that have shaped modern technology every bit as much as the march toward machine consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

Financing statements — meant to record legitimate business liens — are now a vehicle for conspiracy-laced claims, trillion-dollar demands and vendettas against politicians, businesses and public employees.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2026

So this latest declaration may be yet another of his vendettas.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2024

Bhutto-Zardari, 35, has vowed to end the personal vendettas that characterize Pakistan’s politics and has also urged for investment in climate resilience as a key to the nation’s survival.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2024

Tréville and Neville were representatives of the two sides in that, one of the darkest vendettas known in the traditions of Louisiana.

From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable




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