have against
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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
And the one thing the challenger will have in that race that Templeton didn’t have against Mace?
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2024
“We’ve got to be the team that’s coming in and wanting to show something. That’s the attitude that we’ve got to have against those guys, because they’ve done it before.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024
For Everton after the defeat at Chelsea and the embarrassment it is an incredible game to have against Forest.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2024
‘What chance do we have against the bear?’ he said.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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