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as in opposed
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Recent Examples of against
Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026
The first marches took place in downtown Tehran, with participants demonstrating against rising inflation and the falling value of the national currency, the rial.
—ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
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Preposition
It is built on the principle that an attack on any one member must be considered an attack on them all, which is what makes US threats against Greenland – which is part of NATO by its association with Denmark – so extraordinary.
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Many of these are responses to the above points on the ‘against’ side, and some of them are proposals for directions to explore to help overcome the issues raised.
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Their scheme grew to involve more than 39 players on more than 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams, who then rigged and attempted to rig more than 29 games, prosecutors said.—
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Keep scrolling to save big on trending denim, designer bags, comfy sneakers, and more.—
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The final vote was six in favor of the appeal, four opposed.—
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Angell remains opposed to syringe exchanges operating around Grant Park, pointing out that drug users can obtain clean syringes from the Santa Cruz County Governmental Center.—
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Both are strong finishers against the run, and both are capable pass-rushers when called upon.—
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With Villa experiencing an imbalance in the squad, with few wide players to call upon, Guessand has been utilised as a remedy.—
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Of course, the Weeknd has long romanticized his own self-destruction, but here, as the water fills his lungs, death finally loses its glamour—there’s nothing romantic about a man incapable of or unwilling to save himself from drowning.—
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Witnesses may be unavailable or unwilling to speak.—
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The incident intensified concerns that corporate owners are increasingly risk-averse when confronted with the volatility of the current political fray.—
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Meanwhile, Anthropic, which was founded by a group of former OpenAI staffers, offers risk-averse pension funds and conservative allocators an alternative AI play, Patience added.—
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As long as inflation remains above its target of 2%, the Fed will likely be reluctant to cut rates much more.—
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That expains in part why Ferrari was so reluctant to make one, finally relenting with the Purosangue, which was the most polarizing car of 2022 and is still upsetting people to this day.—
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“Against.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/against. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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