against

Example Sentences

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Mark Kratter, a Connecticut-based musician, filed a complaint last week against the Swedish streamer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Please forgive this exercise in premise-granting, but this is where the theorized plot against Pratt goes from incoherent to illogical.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones, the former victims minister and Labour MP, said she was "horrified but sadly not surprised when she first heard of the allegations against David Sullivan".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The signed order directs federal agencies to strengthen defenses against advanced AI systems and creates a voluntary framework for labs to share frontier models with the government before public release.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Sometimes Ruby sneaks away, but she hasn’t done that lately—not since the protests against the Manor began.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold