opposition
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Okinawan opposition to the U.S. presence goes back to World War II, when the U.S. occupied the islands following some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The quality of the opposition should be taken into account - Stokes' England would have comfortably beaten this poor Pakistan side.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Meta and X are moving away from verification "without facing opposition from governments, their users or public opinion," said Rafael Rubio, co-director of the Complutense University of Madrid's Disinformation Observatory.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The City of London is set to drop more than a century of opposition to companies putting logos on buildings.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Moreover, he claimed to feel “no ill-will to Col. Burr, distinct from political opposition, which, as I trust, has proceeded from pure and upright motives.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
"Obviously we discuss about the oppositions and their bowling strengths. It is all normal for every batter."
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
And you need to be able to reach out to your oppositions and talk in their language and say, what are you doing?
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2024
In other words, they had to be able to avoid automatic rejection – and ejection – by the oppositions in the Assembly.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
“They may still have honest oppositions but I think it’s important that there’s transparency around who funds them.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
On top of all the other oppositions, there may have been this final one: bartender, priest.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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