against
Example Sentences
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Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera said he voted against working with Flock based on what he saw as the company’s poor track record of “data retention” and “consumer protections.”
From Los Angeles Times
At the same time, she said, the county must keep channels clear of vegetation and at full capacity to protect neighborhoods against flooding.
From Los Angeles Times
The Justice Department didn’t pursue charges against any of the men those victims named.
Justice Department officials have said they didn’t find evidence to bring charges against anyone else and that some of the files contained unverified allegations.
The allegations against Black and Staley were included in the heavily redacted memo that was prepared for the head of the Southern District of New York in December 2019 and in a 2025 Federal Bureau of Investigation summary of the case that highlighted prominent names in the files.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
