opposite

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Now, some investment firms trying to grab a slice of the fees generated by the trillions of dollars flowing into ETFs are taking the opposite approach: racing to sell new, exotic and riskier offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal

"My friend's husband was killed fighting there. The son of my cousin, too. And grandson," says Irina, who has stopped to chat to me opposite the mural.

From BBC

A former teacher in Walsall says the secondary school where she used to work had the opposite problem - pupils usually weren't allowed to take their blazers off, leaving them uncomfortable at times.

From BBC

In its all-too-human view of life, this is, entertainingly, whatever the opposite of a cloying graduation speech is.

From Los Angeles Times

"Mr Gibbs' actions were the opposite of this fundamental principle," said the panel.

From BBC