as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the relationship between the president and the congress should not be adversarial if anything is to get done
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Legal professionals have labeled the actions as an attempt to disrupt the adversarial legal system, undermining checks on executive power.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Safeguarding training data from tampering and hardening AI models against adversarial attacks ensures that your organization’s decision-making processes remain uncompromised.
—Nick Raziborsky, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
That campaign has been dealt a blow by the increased lobbying by social media giants with the new Donald Trump administration, with an eye to turning a once adversarial relationship between government and Big Tech to their advantage.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Insurers can transform a traditionally adversarial process into a loyalty-building opportunity by prioritizing transparency, leveraging technology thoughtfully, empowering employees and relentlessly streamlining processes.
—Meeri Savolainen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Safeguarding training data from tampering and hardening AI models against adversarial attacks ensures that your organization’s decision-making processes remain uncompromised.
—Nick Raziborsky, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
That campaign has been dealt a blow by the increased lobbying by social media giants with the new Donald Trump administration, with an eye to turning a once adversarial relationship between government and Big Tech to their advantage.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Insurers can transform a traditionally adversarial process into a loyalty-building opportunity by prioritizing transparency, leveraging technology thoughtfully, empowering employees and relentlessly streamlining processes.
—Meeri Savolainen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Adversarial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversarial. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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