opponent

All that was left to be decided was their opponent — the winner of the game serving as the backdrop of their intrasquad scrimmage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Arellano: Becerra is doing something that I always remember Obama doing that I really didn’t see him do during the primary: write on a notepad while his opponent is yammering on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

As the Yankees celebrated their victory on Wednesday, their opponent could only watch and wonder what might have happened if they had deployed the same strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

To borrow the nostrum attributed to Napoleon, the Chinese president is smart enough not to interrupt an opponent while he’s making a mistake.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

For all the years of wondering, being faced with her opponent is not what she had expected.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

City Fire Department; opponents say it will boost sales taxes to 10.75% and cost $86 per person.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

At half-time in their first match at the 2000 Paralympics the coach of Spain's intellectual disability basketball team told them to stop scoring so quickly and let their opponents shoot more.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

His opponents are laboring to land a punch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Here was a modern soccer juggernaut that crushed opponents on the pitch and in the boardroom, leaving behind a trail of shattered records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

We decided that Rabiya and her older brother, Yusuf, would make great opponents.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan