opposed

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Denni Ritter, a vice president of the American Property Casualty Insurance Assn., told the committee that her trade group opposed the bill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

As well as concerns over CNN's future, a slew of actors, directors and filmmakers have opposed the takeover on the grounds it could further harm an already struggling industry.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Although Comer said he opposed a pardon himself — “other than Epstein, the worst person in this whole investigation is Maxwell” — he offered that his committee was “split” on the issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“You have to submit to the rules they set, like it or not,” said Jose Pinto, an activist and former member of a now-defunct armed force that opposed the ELN.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But as if to prove the old adage that nobody is perfect, among other things Gassendi opposed Harvey’s ideas about the circulation of the blood.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin