as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been bad blood between the two families for years
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Further proving that no bad blood remains between them, Gomez in 2023 celebrated on social media when both artists dropped new singles on the same day.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 30 July 2024
One of the biggest challenges for any leader is figuring out how to hold people accountable for their mistakes without creating bad blood.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024
Long before the mailers appeared, the St. John's primary had already stirred up bad blood over the question of who truly champions Republican policies and principles.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
But currently, that position is held by the orc Adar (Sam Hazeldine), and these two have bad blood.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 30 July 2024
One of the biggest challenges for any leader is figuring out how to hold people accountable for their mistakes without creating bad blood.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024
Long before the mailers appeared, the St. John's primary had already stirred up bad blood over the question of who truly champions Republican policies and principles.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
But currently, that position is held by the orc Adar (Sam Hazeldine), and these two have bad blood.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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Political discussions at work can often lead to unproductive outcomes, fostering division and hostility among colleagues.Jason Walker, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Qassem remained in his role when Nasrallah became leader, and has long been one of Hezbollah's leading spokesmen, conducting interviews with foreign media, including while cross-border hostilities with Israel raged over the last year.Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Accordingly, Russia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Algeria and other countries run by autocrats with grudges against the United States would once again dominate global energy markets.Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bob Hoskins plays the private investigator Eddie Valiant, who must overcome his grudge against toons when he’s hired to exonerate Roger Rabbit from murder charges.Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, there is still an intense hatred among many entities surrounding Israel that want to see its demise.Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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People like that fill me with violent hostility and even hatred.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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