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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are contrary to everything" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express that something opposes or conflicts with all known ideas, beliefs, or principles.
Example: "His actions are contrary to everything we stand for as a community."
Alternatives: "oppose all norms" or "contradict all principles".
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Academic boycotts are contrary to everything that academia stands for.
Such false accusations are contrary to everything I have ever done and stood for.
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To interrupt it is contrary to everything in history".
It's contrary to everything we stand for as a country.
What happened to him in 1964 was contrary to everything the First Amendment represents.
The isolated incident described was contrary to everything we live and teach.
He added, "If they didn't grab an FM opportunity, it would be contrary to everything they're about".
For example, James Shaddock said the motion was "contrary to everything that we as a party believe in".
"What's happening is really grotesque and it is contrary to everything President Putin and Russia said they would do".
He said: "The conduct of certain IOC members was contrary to everything the Olympic movement has grown to represent.
"Everything I saw was contrary to everything I was taught in the British army," said the man, who would give only his codename, Saffron.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com