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One moment caught the sports world’s attention during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 26-7 victory over against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
The fight isn’t over against those who profit from the HeLa cell line, the attorneys said.
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Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2023
Gauff rolled to a straight-set win over against Elena Gabriela Ruse of Romania.
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Brian Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022
In addition, Alabama rose three spots to No. 8 in the AP poll to pull closer to the committee’s seeding of seventh overall shortly before the Crimson Tide scored 115 points in a win over against Georgia.
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San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2021
This game is never over against Anderson.
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Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2020
Last week, the Golden Hurricane did not turn the ball over against Oklahoma State and held the Cowboys to 313 yards only to see a slim fourth-quarter lead turn into a 28-23 loss.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
Can Broncos carry the offense over against the Titans on Sunday?
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Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2022
That’s how quickly the game was over against a respectable Fresno State team that beat UCLA at the Rose Bowl last season.
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Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022
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First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
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“Over against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20against. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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