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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
Noun
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Republicans are comparably less inclined to see it as an enemy than are Americans overall.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Cozzi, from Rush University Medical Center, described the MMR vaccine as a shield and measles as an enemy trying to pierce the shield with arrows.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For the movies’ original bad boy and archenemy to Daniel, Johnny Lawrence, played by William Zabka, Cobra Kai overall was a cautionary tale about the lifelong impact on a child if care and naturing is absent from a cherished parent or mentor.—
Demetrius Patterson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Set some time after the events of Cox's original Daredevil Netflix show, which ran from 2015-2018, Matt has retired his vigilante cowl, while his archenemy, Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio), sets his sights on the mayoral race in New York City.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti will make at least four changes when his team faces crosstown foe Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Cathedral has outscored its two regional playoff foes 32-8 overall to reach its second SoCal title contest.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This could ultimately decide whether AI becomes our greatest ally or an adversary.—
Rupesh Chokshi,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The tariffs could jolt the global trading system and stoke tensions with allies and adversaries.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Previously announced for the show include WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defending against LA Knight and WWE Women's United States Champion Chelsea Green vs. an unknown opponent that will be revealed ahead of the show.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the Terps lost for the first time in five games and slipped to 16-2 this winter at Xfinity Center, falling at home to a league opponent for the first time this season and losing at home for the first time since a 78-74 setback to then-No. 15 Marquette on Nov. 15.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Training library staff on how to administer opioid antagonists would be overseen by organizations selected by the Illinois Department of Public Health.—
Ismael M. Belkoura,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Clayface, a shape-shifting creature made of clay, was introduced in 1940 as one of the earliest Batman antagonists, appearing as various iterations across several live-action and animated projects.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Archfoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archfoe. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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