objection
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In a video posted on social media, he claimed Joshua and Hearn were "trying to pull out" and blamed the dispute largely on Hearn's objection to White.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The obvious objection is that cloud revenue is accelerating, rather than shrinking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Their most pointed objection is to the proposed entrance, a rear alley used by residents to reach their gardens and by The Crown pub for deliveries.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But the algorithmic feed will be on by default, at the objection of safety experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dick was reluctant; he had no objection to assisting hitchhikers, provided they looked as if they could pay their way—at least “chip in a couple of gallons of gas.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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The judge set the tight deadline for the Mamdani administration at Thursday’s hearing, over the objections of city lawyers who initially said they would need two months to provide any potential communications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
They cleared the legislature earlier this month after CSU and UC withdrew objections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“It was both an inspired idea and a safe move,” he concludes, because Anderson was widely respected and thus less apt to provoke objections among the Met’s most hidebound subscribers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
This paves the way for rarely used powers to override objections from peers should they refuse to pass it again.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Over the Humbug’s strenuous objections, Milo and Tock decided to swim, and, protesting loudly, the bug was dragged along with them toward the sea.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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