vis-à-vis
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Layered on top of this is what bank executives see and feel directly: real stimulus spending and investment vis-à-vis artificial intelligence and other new technology solutions.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
“Our civil rights laws vis-à-vis employment should be applied equally to all people,” Ms. Dhillon says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
“I want to make sure they’re ... evaluating these contractors vis-à-vis the next disaster,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
“We’re seeing substantial asset inflation away from the dollar, as people are looking for ways to effectively de-dollarize, or derisk their portfolios vis-à-vis U.S. sovereign risk,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Nor was it likely to improve its relative status vis-à-vis the other regions of Earth, except for what vigor the South American provinces lent it.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
"The EU now loses a comparative advantage vis-a-vis other countries, which was what made the deal palatable in the first place," the diplomat told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
But Wada is currently investigating the effects of frequently and repeatedly using this CO rebreathing method vis-a-vis artificially enhancing the uptake, transport or delivery of oxygen.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
“The challenges that existed in the book world were similar to the challenges that existed in the film and television world vis-a-vis finding great material wherever that great material existed,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
Pinchin spends several pages explicating their personal animus, which ostensibly stems from an arcane debate over the location of bluefin spawning grounds but seems really to be about how scientists should position themselves vis-a-vis industry.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2023
The water was shockingly cold at first—not a great situation vis-a-vis wearing only boxer shorts—but I got used to the temperature pretty quickly.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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