oppose
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Local groups that oppose ICE’s efforts celebrated the ruling and pledged to continue applying pressure until there is a permanent ruling ensuring the building will never operate as a detention center.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
A Quinnipiac poll last month found that most Republicans and Democrats would oppose the construction of an AI data center in their communities, with electricity costs and water usage cited as top reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., a key vote in Warsh’s confirmation, said he would oppose any Fed Chair nominee while the investigation into Powell continued, Barron’s previously reported.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
It is reprisal and revenge against a group that had the temerity to oppose hate wherever it originates.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Once sympathetic to slaveholders, Van Buren is not an abolitionist but joins those who oppose slavery’s expansion in favor of free, white workers.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing oppose
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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