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
US officials did not immediately provide a reason for the change, but it comes as Jorge Rodriguez represents the interim government in US-backed transition talks with Venezuela's political opposition.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The international opposition to his Greenland proposal is just one of the difficulties of annexation today.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
In that tournament, they came through the group stage unconvincingly, beating lower-ranked opposition Haiti and Denmark, both 1-0.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Montana Fish and Game Department registered strong opposition to further spraying, saying it was “not willing to compromise the sport fishery resource for programs of questionable necessity and doubtful success.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
“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
Vocabulary lists containing opposition
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