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In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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Florence, its Tuscan archrival, had a river and better natural resources, and won a crucial military victory in 1269.
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Zhao’s conservative archrival Li Peng articulated a hard truth during the 1989 crisis.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Key Background Israel and Iran are archrivals with a history of terse relations dating back to Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
But this is their first time facing a division opponent – the team’s archrival – and the head coach will rally the team for what should be its best effort to date.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Zhao’s conservative archrival Li Peng articulated a hard truth during the 1989 crisis.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Key Background Israel and Iran are archrivals with a history of terse relations dating back to Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
But this is their first time facing a division opponent – the team’s archrival – and the head coach will rally the team for what should be its best effort to date.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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