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Recent Examples of archfoe
On Monday, U.S. District Judge William Alsup slapped restrictions on ride-hailing giant Uber’s driverless car research in a trade secrets civil lawsuit filed by archfoe Waymo, Google’s autonomous car project.
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Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, 16 May 2017
Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, 16 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archfoe
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They are professedly based on hunches that the enemy will attack, occupy or conquer at some future time unless the enemy is obliterated.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
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Synthetic data becomes a strategic blind spot by creating sameness, and sameness is the enemy of competitive advantage.—
Jēnna Reese,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Pro-government networks and broadsheets portrayed Pakistan as an archenemy that Indian forces would soon vanquish.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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Barkov has created a welcoming environment in the Panthers’ locker room, helping new players like Nate Schmidt and former Florida archenemy Brad Marchand quickly mesh with the team culture.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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The club’s 48 points are the most league-wide, but fellow Eastern Conference foes Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union aren’t far behind.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Ernst said warm things about Nikki Haley, Trump’s top primary foe, but quickly backed him after Haley dropped out in 2024.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
23 July 2025
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The breach was later attributed to a foreign adversary targeting airport infrastructure, and although no lives were lost, the impact on travel, commerce and public confidence was significant.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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In the last year, Israel has managed to significantly degrade the capabilities of its adversaries, particularly Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and its June conflict with Iran – with the help of the U.S. – was widely seen as having dealt a significant blow to Tehran’s abilities to harm the Jewish state.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
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First, opponents argued that the rule was unlawful and that Congress would need to amend the statute to implement the changes proposed by DHS in its rule.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The same is true of pickleball, where a skilled player with the right paddle can cause problems for an opponent.—
Martin Cizmar,
Wired News,
20 July 2025
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Now, Macron can add Veneto governor Zaia to his list of antagonists.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Madsen, born in Chicago in September 1957 to a filmmaker mother and firefighter father, began his professional screen career in the early 1980s but became best known for playing grimy antagonists in his collaborations with Tarantino.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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“Archfoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archfoe. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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