against

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Of all the players that had game time against Hearts on the final day of the league season, nine of them came in on Brendan Rodgers' watch and another three were Postecoglou recruits.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Beijing has been accused of detaining more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims since 2017, part of a campaign that the United Nations previously said could constitute crimes against humanity.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

We start measuring ourselves against the most aggressive thing we could have owned, instead of against our own goals.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“To be a leader in this society is to go against the culture,” Stone said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

She squinted against the burning midsummer late-afternoon sun that glinted in at a hard angle through the window.

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