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vendettas

  • plural
    of vendetta.
    vendetta
    noun
    a private feud in which the members of the family of a murdered person seek to avenge the murder by killing the slayer or one of the slayer's relatives, especially such vengeance as once practiced in Corsica and parts of Italy.

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Feldstein Soto has also been accused of mismanaging her office and using the city’s prosecutorial powers for personal vendettas in multiple lawsuits, allegations she has repeatedly denied.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

Some of his extracurricular fixations—personal vendettas, online foolery—could get less attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

If the past is prologue, the danger that press freedom may fall victim to personal vendettas is real.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2024

Mr Turnbull, who is also area manager at Cleveland Fire Brigade, said personal vendettas and inter-community disputes also play a part.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2024

A code of honour not less punctilious than that of old Spain, is supported by vendettas as implacable as those of Corsica.

From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Winston Churchill