athwart

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His war aims run athwart the Napoleonic dictum: If you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Standing athwart this mountain of egomania was Francis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

Caivano elaborated on Washington's various interventionist economic policies, including a number of legislative and executive measures that were initially very unpopular because they seemed to run athwart the notion of a government with limited power.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

In this situation, it is especially important to have the pope standing athwart the divide with an unwavering call to uphold human dignity and serve the common good.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

“See those bamboo logs athwart the boat, fore and aft, sticking out over the water, with the other logs joining their ends?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham