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The Russian foreign policy establishment always speculated that Europe would be most likely to eventually seek rapprochement with Moscow, while U.S. hostility to Russia was thought to be hard-wired.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Constantine says that talking about solar’s benefits—whether that’s through creating jobs, reducing blackouts, or pushing electricity prices down—is the key to overcoming hostility.—
Kate Yoder,
WIRED,
1 Mar. 2025
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The White House meeting was a striking exchange of open antagonism in the Oval Office, a space typically reserved for formal diplomacy, especially among U.S. allies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The unaccountable bureaucracy and bloated government that find a home there, and the public and private corruption that go along with them, face serious scrutiny and genuine antagonism for the first time in a while.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
2 Mar. 2025
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Since Trump first threatened to enact sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports and began referring to the US’ northern neighbor as the 51st state, animosity toward the US and its leader has been mounting.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s animosity toward the First Amendment also extended to its guarantee of peaceable assembly.—
Scott Nover,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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With contempt and termination by an unelected billionaire who never served in a uniform in his life.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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People were simply happy to see each other again, having gone through the final season boycott and reverse boycott together and unified in their disdain for A’s owner John Fisher but with no contempt for the players and coaches who had no choice but to follow their job out of town.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2025
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However, enmity certainly looked like the consensus − public − wisdom on Russia during the Biden administration.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The enmity between Carter and Kennedy, two of the most important Democratic political figures of their generation, continued throughout their lives.—
Scott Kraft,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Bile duct diseases: Diseases that affect the tubes that carry bile away from the liver, or bile ducts, include primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and biliary atresia.—
Lisa Rapaport,
EverydayHealth.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other causes for a liver transplant include diseases that affect bile ducts that carry bile from the liver, such as biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and biliary atresia.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 Feb. 2025
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Stirring up antipathy is always going to be an occupational hazard for people who study misinformation, rumors, pseudoscience and quackery.—
F.D. Flam,
The Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2024
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During Donald Trump's first four years in office, Kennedy Center officials were forced to walk a public tightrope between the tradition of the president attending the ceremony and the open antipathy toward Trump from multiple honorees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2024
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Its redness-minimizing powers come from Centella asiatica extract (also known as cica), which is also helpful for mitigating irritation.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Respiratory problems: Regurgitated stomach acids that reach the back of your throat can be inhaled and cause irritation in your lungs and airways.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Empoisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empoisonment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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