opposition
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The county faced no opposition to its bid for the point-in-time count and the regional application, but the city submitted competing bids for the database and matching system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The international opposition to his Greenland proposal is just one of the difficulties of annexation today.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Separately, opposition parties held a march in Delhi on Monday from Connaught Place - a major shopping district in the heart of the capital - to the Supreme Court.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
They are creating chances though, and had 58 touches in the opposition box against Greece and 210 passes in the final third.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
What no British bullet could do in the revolutionary war, the opposition press had managed to do in the political battles during his second term.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
“Confessions II” is, by nature, an album of these oppositions.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
"Obviously we discuss about the oppositions and their bowling strengths. It is all normal for every batter."
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
After beating fellow French club Brest 10-0 on aggregate in the play-offs, they then overcame successive English oppositions in Liverpool and Aston Villa.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
“They may still have honest oppositions but I think it’s important that there’s transparency around who funds them.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
On top of all the other oppositions, there may have been this final one: bartender, priest.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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