athwart

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His war aims run athwart the Napoleonic dictum: If you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Caivano elaborated on Washington's various interventionist economic policies, including a number of legislative and executive measures that were initially very unpopular because they seemed to run athwart the notion of a government with limited power.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

“If you are opening a Mexican restaurant on Melrose in the 1970s, you are basically standing athwart the past and future of Mexican food in Los Angeles,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The urge to stand athwart AI, yelling “stop!”

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

“See those bamboo logs athwart the boat, fore and aft, sticking out over the water, with the other logs joining their ends?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham