as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been bad blood between the two families for years
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One of the biggest challenges for any leader is figuring out how to hold people accountable for their mistakes without creating bad blood.
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Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024
Long before the mailers appeared, the St. John's primary had already stirred up bad blood over the question of who truly champions Republican policies and principles.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
But currently, that position is held by the orc Adar (Sam Hazeldine), and these two have bad blood.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Yeah, there is quite a lot of bad blood on this cast.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024
Long before the mailers appeared, the St. John's primary had already stirred up bad blood over the question of who truly champions Republican policies and principles.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
But currently, that position is held by the orc Adar (Sam Hazeldine), and these two have bad blood.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Yeah, there is quite a lot of bad blood on this cast.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Noun
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Political discussions at work can often lead to unproductive outcomes, fostering division and hostility among colleagues.Jason Walker, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Talbott and his colleagues also worried that Putin’s mindset and paranoia would produce aggression and hostility.Stephan Kieninger / Made by History, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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With Rodgers, there’s always noise, always commotion, always a grudge.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Did Drake and the Weeknd let go of their Grammy grudges and get back in the race?Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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At the same time, there is still an intense hatred among many entities surrounding Israel that want to see its demise.Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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People like that fill me with violent hostility and even hatred.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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