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Recent Examples of blood feud
But many try to portray Iran’s hatred of Israel as some kind of thousand-year-old blood feud.
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Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
One of the media industry’s great blood feuds could be headed for détente, as the United Talent Agency and the advertising dealmaker Michael Kassan appear close to reaching a settlement that could be announced in time for the annual Cannes Lions festival later this month.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
This season, the main tension appears to be more about Ellie becoming mature enough to accept that not all heroes have to make dramatic sacrifices or win a blood feud.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
But also worth noting is that Musk is in a separate blood feud with Altman, who wants pretty much no regulation at all.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Even though Rivera was the incumbent, the Bronx Democratic Party endorsed Camilo in that contest, a snub that resulted in bad blood between party operatives and progressive Rivera supporters.—
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This rivalry represents the pinnacle of basketball drama, with social media already buzzing about the historic bad blood between these two franchises.—
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Kim Cattrall, who has a long-standing feud with Parker, did not appear.—
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As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.—
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Chavez hit a three-pointer to tie the score at 57, then Oklahoma finally took the lead on a layup by Payton Verhulst with just over six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.—
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Of the Panthers’ eight wins this season, seven have come in one-score margins.—
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Some viewers will know Rapaport from his decadeslong acting career but also that one very irritating season of Justified; others will know him for his anti-Palestinian rants and hatred of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.—
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This is not to say that rape can be separated from the hatred of women, just that, in certain situations, the role of the victim can be violently reassigned.—
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The cost of flights and accommodation is too much for many, and animosity towards Saudi Arabia runs deeply among many Americans.—
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By contrast, Venezuela is vastly larger in size and population and has a decades-long history of animosity toward the United States.—
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Conflict has a long history The roots of the Thai-Cambodian border conflict lie in a history of enmity over competing territorial claims.—
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The roots of the Thai-Cambodian border conflict lie in a history of enmity over competing territorial claims.—
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Doctors quickly determined that Chris had jaundice and that his kidneys and liver had shut down.—
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Post-birth, doctors said Alex Maze suffered from jaundice, anemia and an abnormal heart rhythm.—
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Since coming to power last year, Starmer has stressed the need for Britain to forge closer ties with the EU, following years of antagonism during the Brexit negotiations.—
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Hostile powers, particularly Russia, are using this free-for-all to inject lies, designed to inflame antagonisms or simply muddy the waters, into the bloodstream of democracy.—
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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