work against
Example Sentences
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“They don’t work with us, they work against us,” Fontes told Votebeat.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
But this is one of those areas where our investing instincts can work against us.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
This approach allowed immunotherapy to work against tumors that had previously resisted treatment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
“You’re important, and dangerous. Two gods have taken a special interest in you since you arrived, so I can’t believe you’d work against Olympus... or Rome.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
