bad blood

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Recent Examples of bad blood Did that last-minute switcheroo kick off a history of bad blood between the two of you? Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025 Bad endings: As happens during a divorce, all five left with some degree of bad blood toward management, though some eventually reconciled with their former teams. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 No one wants to have bad blood with this Space Ranger! Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025 Following the allegedly tense meeting, Trump denied there has any bad blood being Rubio and Musk. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bad blood
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Noun
  • When expectant fathers face hostility or subtle exclusion at work, the consequences can extend beyond their own careers.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Questions were raised over Putin’s motives in calling the brief halt to hostilities, which came just after the Trump administration threatened to abandon peace efforts without tangible signs of progress.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • An armed man accused of walking into a Walgreens location in California and shooting an employee to death this week allegedly had a grudge against corporate pharmacies, police said.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Theater owners gathered inside the Colosseum Theater at Caesar’s Palace on Monday didn’t seem to hold any grudges, and gave a warm welcome to the exec.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While highlighting the vicious cycle of ethnic hatred, Gavin strives for impartiality.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Love has triumphed over hatred, light over darkness and truth over falsehood.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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