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objection

[uhb-jek-shuhn] / əbˈdʒɛk ʃən /


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Hershey points out a more fundamental objection to Finemore’s thesis: El Niño years can bring good cocoa harvests as well as bad ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The council ultimately adopted a budget over the mayor’s objection, including several revenue raisers he opposed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The flight attendants’ association said in its objection that while customer data might be protected, the deal lacks adequate safeguards to protect information about the attendants who worked for the defunct airline.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Dickson said conscientious objection was widespread in Wales - and it needed to be addressed.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Dinner was not kimril soup, though Sarai doubted Ruby would have voiced any objection to it tonight.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The process in Pike’s case now moves back to the state Supreme Court, which has set Friday as the deadline to file objections to the special master’s report.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

I am focusing on these nine indicators in tandem because, when focusing on this or that indicator in isolation, the bulls often can point to possible theoretical objections to its message.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

But those objections weren’t enough, and “we all feared that the Planning Department was on the verge of possibly approving the process ministerially.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

These can be religious, moral or personal objections to termination of pregnancy.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

I have found that few of these objections single out clarity or grace or coherence.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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