opposition
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The main opposition The Democrats party is not fielding a candidate as its leader, Renaud Agbodjo, failed to secure the required number of parliamentary endorsements needed to contest the vote.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
"To show people that if they take action and publicly voice their opposition, they actually stand a chance" of winning.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
While the league authorities have made accommodations for other European campaigns in the past, PSG's request did prompt vocal opposition from Lens.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Taiwan’s opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun is on a rare trip to China, and she met Xi Jinping on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
If she decided someone should be expelled, for example, and she sensed opposition, she’d just allude darkly to stuff she knew “from before.”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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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