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The plan could open the door to uranium enrichment in the kingdom, alarming lawmakers who oppose the spread of nuclear technology in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

He said he would oppose any effort to adopt daylight saving year-round.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

She said she would "not oppose" her atas leaving her, saying it would be "fine" if they "ran away on their own".

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

"We don't oppose development. We want sustainable growth," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The suffragists grew accustomed to opposition to their goals and tactics from both men and women, but soon crowds gathered to oppose women picketing the White House.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

In June, Muscat and Tehran said they would discuss imposing service fees, a move Washington opposes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

China has hit out at the nationalisation of British Steel, saying it "firmly opposes and is strongly dissatisfied with the British government's decision".

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Many EU states like Greece and Spain have also prepared their own bans, though Estonia fiercely opposes such a move.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he opposes noncitizen voting in city elections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

He is sympathetic to the slaveholding South and opposes any limit on slavery.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Klein, who issued two walks and gave up a single before the homer, said he’s been working to recapture the feeling of driving down the mound, as opposed to getting stuck over the rubber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Last October, external the government said it "remained firmly opposed to the use of state-imposed forced labour", but that it was "considering how best to reflect this position," citing "operational and legal complexities".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Carney has scrapped a digital-services tax affecting U.S. tech companies, rolled back retaliatory levies and halted streaming regulations opposed by American companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told reporters in May that his country remained opposed to high-level talks while "oppression is still taking place".

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

You can speak, for example, of European classical or the European-American folk tradition, as opposed to Indian Classical50 , Japanese folk, or African-American musics.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Malcolm-Jamal Warner‘s widow and his mother are on opposing sides of a legal battle over $1.2 million, a year after “The Cosby Show” star died suddenly at age 54.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Home Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are opposing the challenge.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

We came to bash the dead when we lost both the intellect and verbal ability to confront the living with fact-based, articulate, opposing point of views.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Hundreds of actors and directors have signed a letter opposing the merger, warning it would choke production in an industry already battered by years of consolidation and cost-cutting.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

He heard Frank Churchill next say, with a glance towards Jane, “I will give it to her—shall I?”—and as clearly heard Emma opposing it with eager laughing warmth.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen