turn against
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Russell Brand has said a documentary that made allegations about his behaviour had a "devastating" effect on him, and made friends and colleagues turn against him.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
How and why did the tide turn against this sticky substance?
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ogilvie’s Connecticut Congregationalist peers would have been dismayed to see the fruit of Protestant evangelism turn against American independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Sometimes people are encouraged to go on, sometimes we turn against that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
“See, you can turn it to screw it in, but there’s nothing to turn against if you want to unscrew it.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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