oppose
Example Sentences
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A poll of Canadians by Angus Reid after the US strikes on Iran suggests that people are divided on the issue, with 48% opposed or strongly opposed, and 35% in support.
From BBC
“What are they going to do to me?” he said of critics who opposed his efforts.
“What will be most crucial to the stock…is more the consistency of the comps, as opposed to its absolute level, provided it can maintain a low- to mid-single-digit pace.”
From Barron's
Some in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards believed in June that the tide was turning and opposed the cease-fire, Parsi said.
“This merger creates an incredibly large, powerful entity that will have superior bargaining power over a lot of participants in the supply chain,” said Moss, who opposes the deal.
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