natural enemy
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An enemy that one is expected to have, due to inherent opposition or conflict.
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- The Church and the Communist Party were natural enemies.
- Cats and dogs are often considered natural enemies, though many get along well.
- Progress and tradition can be natural enemies in organizational change.
- Oil companies and environmental groups are natural enemies in policy debates.
- Innovation and bureaucracy tend to be natural enemies in large corporations.
- Free market capitalism and socialism are natural enemies in economic theory.
- The two rival gangs had been natural enemies for decades.
- Artists and critics are sometimes viewed as natural enemies.
- Technology and privacy advocates often find themselves as natural enemies.
- Youth and authority have long been considered natural enemies.