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Recent Examples of blood feud
At first, the story plays its cards close to its chest before transforming wildly and suddenly into a mythological epic about secret societies and millennia-old blood feuds.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
Albanian, Colombian, and Mexican groups have formed alliances with local gangs to store and move drug shipments, transmitting their own blood feuds into Ecuador, where the most powerful gangs, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, are locked in conflict.
—Ivan Briscoe and Glaeldys González, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2023
The attack deepened a blood feud and led to days of clashes that left 13 people dead and forced 4,000 from their homes.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2023
Under the practice of baad, families exchange women to settle blood feuds.
—Ross McDonnell, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
Albanian, Colombian, and Mexican groups have formed alliances with local gangs to store and move drug shipments, transmitting their own blood feuds into Ecuador, where the most powerful gangs, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, are locked in conflict.
—Ivan Briscoe and Glaeldys González, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2023
The attack deepened a blood feud and led to days of clashes that left 13 people dead and forced 4,000 from their homes.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2023
Under the practice of baad, families exchange women to settle blood feuds.
—Ross McDonnell, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood feud
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Kenny and Anthony might not be besties right away, but there’s no longer any bad blood.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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So the Battle of Alberta bad blood with McDavid had long been simmering, including during the 2022 second-round series that the Oilers won in five games.Carol Schram, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The foodie feud between Ina Garten and Martha Stewart continues on, with the former refuting Stewart’s story about their falling out.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year as the feud between two of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars erupted, other musicians affiliated with Kendrick Lamar had complications with their Toronto shows.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Updated for a new era, the show succeeded on its glorious score that Coleman made speak in sometimes unexpected but always thrilling ways.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The familiar choir-like score, composed by Stephen Gallagher (a music editor on Jackson’s films), may well send chills down your spine.Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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All of the hatred and violence of their relationship all culminated in this moment.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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So filmmaker Zack Snyder, who’d taken over as visionary leader of the DCEU, was forced to gut much of his film’s central motivations for Batman’s and Superman’s animosity toward one another, and removing most of Superman’s emotional and heroic arc in the process.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The visit is being investigated in connection with the alleged killer’s apparent animosity towards the healthcare industry.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The next few years may test how much the importance of globalized commerce can temper political enmity.Andrew Williams, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
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In a sign of growing enmity, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos disclosed her ill feelings toward Sara Duterte in a radio interview in April.Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Elevated liver enzymes, which are linked to a bad diet and obesity, can cause abdominal pain, fatigue, jaundice and nausea.New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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These symptoms may include fatigue, unintended weight loss, anemia, and jaundice.Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 24 Nov. 2024
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Both women seem stuck in a cycle of mutual antagonism, leaving us to wonder how long the truce will last before someone gets triggered again.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
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Iran’s leadership is steeped in antagonism toward both Israel and the United States, and the regime’s investment in its nuclear program and proxy network has been key to its survival strategy.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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