turn against
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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
But, as Bradley knows all too well, the fans can turn against one of their own -- or even against the entire roster.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
It took no time at all for me to turn against my mother when I had scolded Vonetta and Fern for wanting to be flower girls at Pa’s wedding to another woman.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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