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
This doesn’t guarantee a home won’t burn, but it offers the best defense a homeowner may have against embers headed their way.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025
“How many strikes can you have against you?” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
Displaying a sense of humor about one’s charmed life has emerged as the last, best defense people like Johnson have against the charge of inheriting success as a birthright.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2024
“So, what is this thing you have against Ximena Chin?”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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