opposition
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That means they will not receive joint billing as the main opposition during first minister's questions.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Most of the protesters were peaceful in expressing their opposition to rising fuel prices, the cost of living and deteriorating public services, including schools.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Cook says opposition to data centers has one virtue here: "It's bringing people together... across party lines."
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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
Madison served as the floor leader of the opposition in the House during the debate that raged throughout the winter and spring of 1796.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
“Confessions II” is, by nature, an album of these oppositions.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
"Obviously we discuss about the oppositions and their bowling strengths. It is all normal for every batter."
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
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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