opposition
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Cook says opposition to data centers has one virtue here: "It's bringing people together... across party lines."
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
"Hang in there, stick to the game plan, go out there and try to attack the opposition, be dangerous, be yourself and be good defensively as well," Madueke said.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
An alliance of Venezuelan opposition parties on Sunday reaffirmed exiled Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado as its leader, increasing pressure on interim authorities to allow her return.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Current polling shows that the Israeli leader would likely fail to secure a ruling coalition, though it isn’t clear if Israel’s fragmented opposition will be able to do so either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Major Danby was dismayed that McWatt too was registering opposition.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
"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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