against

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Zhao was 5-4 up against world number 92 Highfield after the first session, then won five of the next eight frames of the second session to seal a 10-7 victory in Sheffield.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The agency also dropped Gensler’s cases against crypto firms, including Coinbase and Kraken.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

But that involves painstaking efforts across multiple fronts that, wherever possible, need to move with, not against, market forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Northern Ireland's former world number one Mark Allen is 3-5 behind against China's Zhang Anda, with their second session to come on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He was sitting on the very edge of his camping chair now, his knees pressed against hers.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith