opposed

Example Sentences

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He has also intermittently worked to block their release, even while suggesting publicly that he would not be opposed to it.

From Los Angeles Times

His research suggests that Amazon’s algorithm bumps up cheaper items that are selling in higher volumes, as opposed to more expensive ones that sell more slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal

As opposed to this threatening metaphorical comet, the Northern “Star Spangled Atmosphere,” Lemen wrote, was “well regulated in its revolutions” and “its universal laws are too well Founded to be over thrown.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Banks that utilize these systems bear the cost, as opposed to a deposit insurance system where the costs of failed banks are spread among all banks and, ultimately, all taxpayers.

From Barron's

The FBI Agents Association, which represents around 14,000 current and former agents, had opposed his appointment to the position.

From BBC