butting

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Steyer, who founded his group in 2003, has long advocated walking a line between being an activist butting heads with tech and media companies, and partnering with them on safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Yet "butting against this is the national debt, which is now around $36 trillion."

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

But just two years after ascending to power, that ability seems to have fizzled out – leaving Gachagua butting heads with the president and in a position where many legislators are pushing for his removal.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

So what if you don’t want Meta AI butting in every time you search for something or scroll through your social feeds?

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

The new public library, with its glistening gold dome, took up half a downtown block, its back butting up against an old-fashioned office tower.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein