pitted
Example Sentences
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The Aleppo fighting recalled a chapter in Syria's civil war when fierce fighting pitted the city's rebel-held east against the west, then controlled by the forces of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad.
From Barron's
The forced auction was a lengthy process that pitted Amber Energy against one other contender, Gold Reserves Ltd., a creditor of Venezuela that had its gold- and copper-mining assets expropriated.
From MarketWatch
The forced auction was a lengthy process that pitted Amber Energy against one other contender, Gold Reserves Ltd., a creditor of Venezuela that had its gold- and copper-mining assets expropriated.
From MarketWatch
His crusade to cut red tape and ease zoning rules has pitted him against environmentalists and Nimby activists while winning praise from developers.
The second is a story of brothers – one a samurai, the other a shinobi – pitted against each other by an arrogant, cruel father.
From Salon
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