have against
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Transgender people have warned the case could erode the protections they have against discrimination in their reassigned gender.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
And the one thing the challenger will have in that race that Templeton didn’t have against Mace?
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2024
What could she have against a good-willed Oklahoman?
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024
Not to cast about for trends, but what do the movies of 2023 have against balding, flatulent, socially awkward teachers named Paul?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023
I wish I could see him only once to know what I have against me.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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