opposition

Example Sentences

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His bid to impose military rule lasted around six hours before opposition lawmakers flooded the National Assembly and voted it down in an emergency session.

From Barron's

Amazon's withdrawal in 2019 -- under pressure from public opposition -- from a mega-project to build a second headquarters in Queens raised fears of a slowdown for New York tech.

From Barron's

The 43-year-old reiterated to his players the importance of approaching their trip to face fourth-tier opposition with the right mentality, but his words could scarcely have prepared them for the messy reality on the ground.

From BBC

When you look at his touches in the opposition box - 60 in total - he ranks down in 26th.

From BBC

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of its European allies have said.

From BBC