against

Example Sentences

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“He had to go against the best defenses every night. I’m proud of him. He brought this program to the Division I level. He was on honor roll every year.”

From Los Angeles Times

The man who shot Abe, Tetsuya Yamagami, said he had held a grudge against the prime minister because of his ties with the Unification Church, which had bankrupted his family.

From BBC

Now that the church has lost its first appeal against the ruling, the dissolution order would take effect immediately, local media report.

From BBC

Safe-haven assets like gold and silver strengthened, while Asian currencies weakened against the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, Asian currencies including the Korean won weakened against the dollar as traders pulled away from riskier assets.

From The Wall Street Journal