pitting
Example Sentences
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Vote counting was under way early Friday after an unusual English by-election shunned by mainstream parties, pitting influential hard-right leader Nigel Farage against Count Binface, a man with a rubbish bin on his head.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even 254SMO super stainless steel, considered a benchmark chromium based corrosion resistant alloy with excellent resistance to pitting in seawater, faces this problem.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The publication sparked backlash from climate scientists who accused Gates of making arguments based on "false dichotomies" - pitting mitigation and adaptation against each other.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
What he finds is a conflict pitting human progress, and its attenuating battle for power and domination, against nature.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
This civil war has not only divided the nation, it has also split countless families, pitting fathers against sons, and brothers against brothers.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
