opponent
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“They’re loathe to really critique some of the foundational problems like a real ideological opponent would.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Spain's Rafael Jodar, 19, will be his quarter-final opponent, followed by Djokovic's conqueror Joao Fonseca, also 19, or 20-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik in the semi-finals.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Martial arts films portray competition as a means of pushing your opponent to do better, to go further.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
By contrast, on Wednesday night the nation's capital hosted singer Bruce Springsteen, a fierce Trump opponent, who announced he would return to the Washington area on October 3 for the Power to the People Festival.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
However, his draws against superstar Tai; his erstwhile Moscow Chess Club opponent Tigran Petrosian; and Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia were all great accomplishments, as was his win against Larsen of Denmark.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Excerpt from "The Philosophy of Literary Form" by Kenneth Burke
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