vis-à-vis

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“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

In Israel Hayom, military columnist Yoav Limor describes the firefight near Rafah as "a warning", adding: "If Israel fails to establish tough and clear rules vis-à-vis Hamas it could find itself on a slippery slope."

From BBC • Oct. 20, 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