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Left and right think the way to address racial strife is through policy.

There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.

Sectarian strife now empowers the civil wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen and Al Qaedaism flourishes in the chaos.

With so many areas for potential strife, none of the past five Home Secretaries lasted more than two years in the job.

After all, the biggest names in the art world have cultivated their craft through heartbreak and emotional strife.

Never would the instance that had brought turmoil and strife into his life trouble him again.

Woe is me, my mother: why hast thou borne me a man of strife, a man of contention to all the earth?

The utmost circumspection became necessary, and the young preacher had to bear up against much strife and opposition.

Midway down the page was more about the threatened strife in the numbers racket.

It shocked me greatly, she said; but perhaps the old man is happier in a world far from strife and care.

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On this page you'll find 113 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to strife, such as: animosity, bickering, clash, conflict, controversy, and disagreement.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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