work against
Example Sentences
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The companies in the consortium said the Bliksem EXO interceptor would also work against Oreshnik-class systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
As gold is a nonyielding asset, higher interest rates tend to work against it.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
Things we think may help us feel more loved ultimately work against that goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
"For example, some vaccines that have been designed to fight against other types of hantavirus might also work against the Andes strain."
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Sometimes Keeth would give me scenarios to try in practice that he thought would work against certain fencers based on their style of fencing.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
