opposed to
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“It’s a revenue bond,” he said, “as opposed to a general-obligation bond.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
“I don’t know how to describe it, but filmmaking became a religion, as opposed to something that I could do. It fused with me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
From the outset, Ms. Hazoutte and Ms. Siman Tov have been opposed to bulldozing houses in Nir Oz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Data centres are regularly criticised for using a lot of electricity and water and lots of Charlton residents are opposed to the plans.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
In an attempt to conserve our energy, we hosted only two inaugural balls that night, as opposed to the ten we’d gone to in 2009.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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