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opponent

[uh-poh-nuhnt] / əˈpoʊ nənt /


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Jane Demian, an Eagle Rock retiree and longtime activist and volunteer, said she would have voted for Bass if the opponent were Pratt, but Raman will get her vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Paul will headline a card in Dubai on Christmas Eve, with several names understood to be in contention to be his opponent.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Taylor’s opponent is state Rep. Justin J. Pearson, a 31-year-old Black Democrat who has taken a very different approach to what the district needs.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Former world number one Venus Williams lost her 16th singles match in a row as she was beaten by an opponent 28 years younger at the Guangzhou Open.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

All he had to do was make what chess players call a waiting move, an insignificant move that changes nothing important on the board and gives your opponent the next turn.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

On other matters, Netanyahu and his Jewish opponents differ more distinctly.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

"I've spent years proving people wrong, taking risks, and pushing myself against opponents nobody thought I'd face," Paul said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The pilot program’s opponents failed to muster the 10-vote, two-thirds majority required to send it back to the Police Commission for reconsideration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Brewers led MLB in batting average and on-base percentage, tormenting opponents with a tenacious, old-school approach that turned every at-bat into an existential battle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, for example, opponents of the Constitution objected to the implicit acceptance of slavery’s persistence, represented by the three-fifths clause and the twenty-year extension of the slave trade.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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