pitted

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Pitted against the relentless prey drive of its xenomorphs, all the brains in the galaxy are useless; the bugs find ways to survive, breed and come at us from new angles.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025

Pitted against Italy, they fell to a 2-1 defeat, with captain Kelly Smith sent off after only 28 minutes.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

Pitted against human programmers, AlphaCode places in the middle of the pack.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 14, 2022

Pitted against the roughly executed but uniformly placed yellow lines that represent the wax bars, the inky blots are richly random.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

Pitted against similar ships, even in superior numbers, some of the fleeing cruisers might have slipped seaward in hot haste for the breaking of the Havana blockade.

From Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... by Hall, Arthur D.