noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
personal
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Many diplomats privately accused her of having a personal vendetta against Boutros-Ghali.
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The lure of mutual profit wiped out, at least temporarily, their personal vendetta .
political
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In closed-door sessions with House Republicans, Gingrich blamed his ethics problems on a Democratic political vendetta .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ellis claims he is the victim of a conspiracy with a personal vendetta against him.
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One of the gang members began a vendetta against her after she testified.
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The killing was the result of a long-standing vendetta over gambling profits.
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The recent bombings may be a sign of a renewed vendetta between rival separatists.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It was a vendetta , any child would have seen that.
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Sure, I have a vendetta against him and he has one against me.
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The lure of mutual profit wiped out, at least temporarily, their personal vendetta .
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West Yorkshire police emphasised yesterday that no evidence had emerged to link the killing to any vendetta or previous trouble.
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When she testifies against them, one begins a vendetta against her.