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Now, you're up against an anonymous algorithm and accounts where you don't know who you're up against.

From BBC

After losing in Dublin on the opening weekend, England have recovered to win three on the bounce - and a fourth victory would leave them well placed if favourites France were to slip up against Scotland on the final day.

From BBC

As a result of George Floyd’s murder, people around the world rose up against the police terror and violence to which they had been subjected for hundreds of years.

From Slate

“It has got some time, and it really is not coming up against any direct competition.”

Osborne will come up against France's jet-heeled winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who already has five tries in this year's tournament.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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