against
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Three winemakers earlier this month filed suit against the owner of Hundred Acre Wines, Jayson Woodbridge, and his company alleging that smoke from the wildfire ruined their harvests, the Press Democrat reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Fery has been drawn against Italian 13th seed Lorenzo Musetti in the opening round at Flushing Meadows in New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Multistrada is typically shopped against the equally intrepid BMW R 1300 GS; and KTM’s 1390 Super Adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Polls show him badly trailing in his race against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who has gone from an under-the-radar freshman senator to a potential President McDreamBoat in Democrats’ eyes over the past couple of months.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Like many other towns and villages in the old days, this one was surrounded by walls as protection against enemies.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
