opposition
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Watchmen and Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof, a signatory who has an overall deal with Warner Bros Discovery, further voiced his opposition on social media.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The main opposition Democrats party did not field a candidate as its leader, Renaud Agbodjo, failed to secure sufficient endorsements.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Instead the opposition Civic Platform Party and its coalition prevailed in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
No, the opposition toward the candidate is viciously intense, shockingly manifold, and wide-ranging to the point of sounding almost existential.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
“Sirs, while I would liefer commend the nobility of restraint, here must I endorse rather the vigor of lively opposition, lest, peradventure, we find that inaction is in itself the occasion of profligacy.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing opposition
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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100 SAT words Beginning with "O"
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