oppose
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Latest polling from YouGov suggests 53% of people oppose the strikes, with 38% supporting them.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
A student government survey found 94% of students oppose the A cap, fearing increased stress and competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Groups that oppose the plant want to make sure that doesn’t happen.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Traditional finance firms and Sifma oppose a broad exemption, citing investor protection concerns and potential profit erosion.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Hodges’ chief political foe at this time was an outspoken segregationist named I. Beverly Lake, an assistant state attorney general, who, it was rumored, planned to oppose Hodges in the 1956 gubernatorial race.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing oppose
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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