in opposition
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In his speech, Streeting said Labour had suffered from an "overcautiousness" when formulating policies in opposition.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The parties also entered into cooperation agreements from 2016 to 2017 and from 2021 to 2024, in which Plaid remained in opposition but worked together with Welsh Labour on certain policies.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The upstart party flipped certain districts that had gone to Fidesz in every election since Orbán returned to power in 2010 after an eight-year spell in opposition.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Those two clauses are, in some sense, in opposition, or at least in contention with one another.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
This book has therefore been deliberately written in opposition to certain conventions which have become established in ‘these postmodern days’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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