vis-à-vis
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Layered on top of this is what bank executives see and feel directly: real stimulus spending and investment vis-à-vis artificial intelligence and other new technology solutions.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
This is a big change, vis-à-vis what the prior leadership was all about.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
The company’s issues with vendors have weakened its position vis-à-vis rivals such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
Boasberg also acknowledged that the U.S. and El Salvador seemed to have “struck a diplomatic bargain vis-à-vis the detainees.”
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2025
Nor was it likely to improve its relative status vis-à-vis the other regions of Earth, except for what vigor the South American provinces lent it.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Europe is doing the same vis-a-vis the US.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
But Wada is currently investigating the effects of frequently and repeatedly using this CO rebreathing method vis-a-vis artificially enhancing the uptake, transport or delivery of oxygen.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
“The challenges that existed in the book world were similar to the challenges that existed in the film and television world vis-a-vis finding great material wherever that great material existed,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
Koichi Nakano, an observer of Japanese politics who teaches at Sophia University, said the “idolization of Ohtani in Japan reflects its own inferiority complex vis-a-vis the fatherland of baseball that is the U.S.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The water was shockingly cold at first—not a great situation vis-a-vis wearing only boxer shorts—but I got used to the temperature pretty quickly.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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