as against
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: in comparison to (something)
The government's foreign policy is approved by 54 percent of men as against 48 percent of women.
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Does a teenager really operate such that a six-game suspension prospect as against a one-game suspension prospect (the NCS policy) tips the scale in his psyche in favor of exercising self-restraint?
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
The keys for the Dodgers are the same as against the Padres and Mets.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
However, that electronic purchase will constitute a higher percentage of the total income for a lower-income family as against a medium or higher-income family.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The keys for the Dodgers are the same as against the Padres.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
The keys for the Dodgers are the same as against the Padres and Mets.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
However, that electronic purchase will constitute a higher percentage of the total income for a lower-income family as against a medium or higher-income family.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The keys for the Dodgers are the same as against the Padres.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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“As against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20against. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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