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enemies

  • plural
    of enemy.
    enemy
    noun
    a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.

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Nobody gets a quote on air defenses for a server farm unless the server farm has enemies.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

For John and Adelaide, adults are not the only enemies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

At the same time, bacteria are not simply enemies to eliminate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

As Winterbach puts it, Pinto "has powerful enemies through the work that he has done".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

And each army was convinced that it could defeat its enemies within a few months and that the troops would be home by Christmas.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman