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vendetta

noun

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as in feud

a series of acts done to harm a disliked person or group He has had a vendetta against her ever since she beat him out for the promotion. The two politicians had long held a personal vendetta against each other.

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Recent Examples of vendetta Funny coming from a guy who’s wrapping up an A-case only to dive headfirst into an even bigger B-case, complete with a personal vendetta and government conspiracy. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Chadwick, who left Forest Hill in 2019 under contentious circumstances, has said the Morrison YMCA deal is not over a personal vendetta. — Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026 Whoever left it there had a vendetta against her own, or someone else, as researchers suspect that a slave had written the curse either against the four slaves named, or an unknown person. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026 Spain had a personal vendetta in Mallorca and produced their most complete performance in years. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for vendetta

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Along with apparent feuds with Dave Portnoy and ex-Cooper ally Alix Earle (both repped by UTA BTW), the blockbuster podcaster has seen a lot of not so great attention directed to her spouse Matt Kaplan.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
The talent agency represents a number of top creators, including MrBeast, Charli D’Amelio and Alix Earle, who formerly worked with Cooper but left her network, causing speculation about a rift or possible feud between the two creators.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026

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The release of Fauci's text messages could further rekindle a yearslong dispute between Fauci and congressional Republicans about how the federal government's former top infectious disease expert responded to the coronavirus pandemic.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Creditors rarely challenge such plans because most disputes are resolved earlier.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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