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  • Then, readying my weapons, I ran forward, leaping from platform to platform, to confront the first of my adversaries.  (source)
    adversaries = opponents
  • They told us that we had done battle with fiercer adversaries in the past, and we would again someday.  (source)
  • Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request -- that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.  (source)
    adversary = opponent
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  • They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.  (source)
    adversary = opponent
  • You've always been a class enemy who views the people as your adversaries.†  (source)
    adversaries = opponents
  • And I'm being too adversarial, considering they spend all day working on how to save my life.†  (source)
    adversarial = involving people who oppose each other (actively disagree or compete)
  • Clearly, the Count had underestimated his adversary.†  (source)
    adversary = opponent
  • Presenting ourselves not as adversaries but as friends has distinguished us as much as the fiery costumes.†  (source)
    adversaries = opponents
  • Many of the professors used the Socratic method—direct, repetitive, and adversarial questioning—which had the incidental effect of humiliating unprepared students.†  (source)
    adversarial = involving people who oppose each other (actively disagree or compete)
  • He was not my adversary.†  (source)
    adversary = opponent
  • I headed toward the river surrounded by the others in a hesitant herd; they sensed that in all probability they were my adversaries in blitzball.†  (source)
    adversaries = opponents
  • He replaced Mr. Early as the faculty adviser to The Grave; Mr. White made himself the faculty adviser—and so The Voice was presented with a more adversarial censor than Owen had ever faced in Mr. Early.†  (source)
    adversarial = involving people who oppose each other (actively disagree or compete)
  • It was an impossible game of catch-up against an adversary that only needed one hole to remain open among literally millions that an organization had to continually fix.†  (source)
    adversary = opponent
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