versus

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Farage has described the by-election as a "David versus Goliath battle" between Burnham and Kenyon, who came second in the constituency in the 2024 general election.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The study found, for instance, that caregiving increased the probability of divorce by 2.7 percentage points for men versus 2.0 percentage points for women.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

But I think that if you can express how you used to think versus how you think now, that can be revealing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In the past six months, the iShares Semiconductor ETF has soared 76% versus Nvidia’s 18% rise.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Once the debate was framed as an issue of women’s rights versus African American rights, the arguments used by some female suffragists became increasingly elitist.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling