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in opposition to



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Every major American medical association to consider this issue has come out in opposition to “conversion therapy” for youth and endorsed its prohibition.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Similarly, in June 2023, Iwan, called on protesters to stop using Yma o Hyd in opposition to housing asylum seekers at the Stradey Park Hotel in Carmarthenshire.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

The White House last week suspended implementation of a tech cooperation deal with Britain, saying it was in opposition to the UK's tech rules.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

“She did a significant disservice to her community and to herself in her remarks to the Club America and I stand in opposition to those remarks,” he said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

In 1896, revolutionaries in the Philippines rose in opposition to Spanish colonial rule.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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