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At a minimum, the explosion of animosity between the two powerful men could complicate the path forward for Republicans’ massive tax and border spending legislation that has been promoted by Trump but assailed by Musk.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025 -
Officials are also looking into a motive, including animosity between people at the party, Turk said.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
1 June 2025
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Know More The flood of accusations and pointed fingers underscores the long-running antagonism between the companies, which offer similar services and compete for customers.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
4 June 2025
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In long-term care, however, families and residents may worry that correcting the way staff members speak could create antagonisms.—
Paula Span,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The hostility of the state intensified with the BBC's 100 Women list, and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Mahrang Baloch,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Intense hostility all around means that for now, neither Russia nor China is even willing to sit down to discuss nuclear restraints, in treaty form or otherwise.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
6 June 2025
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The 27-year-old was initially charged with malice murder, but it was downgraded to voluntary manslaughter as part of the plea agreement.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Though Hawk was originally charged with malice murder, a felony murder charge was dropped as a part of his plea deal.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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In spite of his ability to carry the ball forward — a point of difference from his fellow midfielders — Willock has never quite established himself as integral, at least in part because of his struggles with injury.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Persevering in spite of tragedy was a theme echoed in several speeches delivered Wednesday.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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But at least one auto industry analyst said the numbers could have been much worse — given the uncertainty swirling around tariffs and the political rancor aimed at Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, the largest electric vehicle maker in the country.—
Rob Nikolewski,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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Such cultures place a high premium on kindness, critique without rancor, affirmation, and acceptance.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Yet despite their history of enmity, Tehran and Washington have shown consistent, mutual interest in a deal since Trump’s return to the White House.—
Richard Nephew,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025
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Enrichment remains key in negotiations The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the U.S. has imposed on the Islamic Republic, closing in on half a century of enmity.—
Giada Zampano,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The filmmakers know exactly how to leverage Hawkins’s warm, naturalistic screen presence, using her offbeat sweetness to keep the audience guessing as to her character’s exact level of malevolence.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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In the room with us in Valencia, the dolls eyes’ are hypnotic, carrying a trace of malevolence.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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