Thesaurus / oppose
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Much like they did with Roy Hibbert before, the Pacers’ guards funnel opposing ball-handlers into the lane, allowing them to challenge Turner at the rim.
MYLES TURNER’S GAME HAS EVOLVED. THE BOX SCORE DOESN’T KNOW IT YET.CHRIS HERRING (CHRIS.HERRING@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)FEBRUARY 10, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTBy contrast, support for recalling Davis was more or less reversed, as surveys found around 50 percent backed the recall while around 40 percent opposed it.
CALIFORNIA’S GAVIN NEWSOM WILL LIKELY FACE A RECALL ELECTION — BUT HE’LL PROBABLY SURVIVE ITGEOFFREY SKELLEY (GEOFFREY.SKELLEY@ABC.COM)FEBRUARY 10, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTKuntzler said he strongly opposes changing the club’s name, saying a new name would take away the club’s identity as an important LGBTQ Democratic Party organization for over 40 years.
STEIN CLUB CHANGES NAME TO CAPITAL STONEWALL DEMOCRATSLOU CHIBBARO JR.FEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEUltimately, a small minority of users who question or outright oppose the vaccine threaten to drown out accurate information about the vaccine being spread through its platform.
HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROKE NEXTDOORREBECCA HEILWEILFEBRUARY 9, 2021VOXSome towns and state lawmakers have tried in the past, but their attempts were opposed by the unions.
HOW THE POLICE BANK MILLIONS THROUGH THEIR UNION CONTRACTSBY ANDREW FORD, ASBURY PARK PRESS, AND AGNES CHANG, JEFF KAO AND AGNEL PHILIP, PROPUBLICAFEBRUARY 8, 2021PROPUBLICANow, James is the second prominent player to oppose the All-Star Game, which will primarily be a made-for-television exhibition.
LAKERS’ LEBRON JAMES SLAMS NBA’S ALL-STAR GAME PLANSBEN GOLLIVERFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe vote to defend her role in Congress — 199 Republicans sided with her, to 11 against — will almost certainly be used by Democrats in the coming months as a way of tarnishing vulnerable Republicans who opposed punishing Greene.
REPUBLICANS WORRY THEIR BIG TENT WILL MEAN BIG PROBLEMS IN 2022 ELECTIONSMICHAEL SCHERER, JOSH DAWSEYFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTInspired by an uncle, a pineapple exporter who was active in politics, he began to oppose President Fulgencio Batista.
EUGENIO MARTINEZ, WATERGATE BURGLAR PARDONED BY REAGAN, DIES AT 98HARRISON SMITHFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAmong Republicans, 47 percent are opposed while 37 percent are supportive.
HOUSE TO VOTE ON REMOVING GOP’S MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FROM HER COMMITTEESFELICIA SONMEZ, JOHN WAGNER, COLBY ITKOWITZFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOnce the Democrats start passing legislation, Republicans can unite in opposing it, just like they did in 2009-2010.
WHAT DOES IMPEACHMENT AND THE DIVISION OVER MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE AND LIZ CHENEY TELL US ABOUT THE GOP?SARAH FROSTENSON (SARAH.FROSTENSON@ABC.COM)FEBRUARY 3, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTWORDS RELATED TO OPPOSE
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