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objection

[uhb-jek-shuhn] / əbˈdʒɛk ʃən /


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Still, a fair objection to this analysis is that it is based on projections rather than reality.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Her main objection now is the cost: just under $43 million until 2030, according to a draft budget seen by AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

But for a fair number of others, the main objection is that Summerween cheapens Halloween — that to celebrate a summer facsimile will dilute the real thing.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

When the French protested, Franklin D. Roosevelt overrode every objection, telling Churchill he would impose no restriction on military action.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

His academic writing has an orderly logic to it; by the end of an Ekman essay, each stray objection and problem has been gathered up and catalogued.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Turkey is in talks to transfer its Russian S-400 air-defense system to the U.A.E. to clear U.S. objections to its purchase of F-35 warplanes, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Canberra summoned the Laos ambassador and dispatched an envoy to Laos to convey the government's objections and urge justice for the two Australian women who died, the government said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

"If there's no objections, I'd like to call time of death," Toosi said, according to police officer bodycam video obtained by a local NBC News affiliate.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Similarly, Pittman attempted to place limits on the number of defense objections attorneys could make.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

But he overrode her objections, saying, “You have no idea how important it is that you should tell some of these stories to the people here in Boston.”

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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