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Noun
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Do Trump and Vance and their administration regard Ukraine as an ally and Putin’s Russia as an enemy?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
18 Feb. 2025 -
At the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), dictator Francisco Franco declared victory and punished everyone who had opposed him: imprisonment or execution for those at the top of his enemies list and a purge in employment possibilities for others.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other members of the crowd started booing and then drowned out the heckler with applause before Zverev began his post-match speech.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Yes, but not just any heckler; the interloper turns out to be Death himself.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Cumming made his debut as the faux antagonist in 2001's Spy Kids and would reprise his role in the next two sequels, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The calls for action are being amplified by physicians and other longtime insurer antagonists.—
Arika Herron,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Abuser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abuser. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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