opposed to
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Proximity to family also gives parents of young kids a sense of financial well-being: 85% of those parents expressed confidence in their finances, as opposed to 71% of those without a local support network.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
In early 2019, she was taken into custody by Syrian forces opposed to IS and was placed in a relocation camp until 2024, when Salman returned to the US and was arrested.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Wiegman sees Le Tissier as a right-back as opposed to a centre-back - which is her position at United - and that meant she was handed a start against Greece.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
She was adamantly opposed to changing the granite.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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