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oppose

[uh-pohz] / əˈpoʊz /




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Almost 60% of Texas voters oppose data centers, breaking across party lines.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Furthermore, South Korea’s government might oppose this sort of collaboration, it added.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Sixty-one percent of Americans would oppose a data center being built where they live, a late August poll by the Economist and YouGov found.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

And what about nonabusive parents who oppose a transition?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Elizabeth could not oppose such a wish; and from this time Mr. Bingley’s name was scarcely ever mentioned between them.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

DeCrane said his group opposes the way it has been "marketed" to firefighters, including in Spokane where morning briefings fire chiefs to their crews included suggestions that they visit a volunteer tent for treatment.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

PG&E opposes the bill, saying that it does not really address affordability and will slow down electrification and interconnection work and make it more expensive.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

It also opposes the use of volunteers from the National Youth Service as airport staff.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Still, Mr. Dais says he knows students who tried Success Academy and left, and he opposes lifting the state’s cap on the number of charters, even as he acknowledges their agility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Anyone who opposes a military invasion, they argue, must be ignorant of the atrocities taking place.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

“First of all, that particular bill was so poorly crafted that the Fraternal Order of Police and the Arizona Association of Police opposed it,” he added.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2026

He supported a halacha similar to that of the sect and opposed the Pharisaic leadership.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Banking groups opposed the bill, arguing that digital tokens paying interest-like rewards would present unacceptable competition to regional lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

But regardless, this sentiment is spilling into the real world, as a recent Gallup poll showed 71% of Americans opposed construction of the physical manifestation of AI: data centers.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

He called it ‘normal science’, as opposed to revolutionary science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Among those opposing the plans is Emyr Davies, whose house lies not far from where the boundary of the site would be, should it be approved.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

When Spurs' centre-backs are on the ball, opposing midfielders and forwards begin to push up, creating space for Spurs' attacking midfielders between the lines.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Newsmax said it is opposing rival Fox Corp. on legal and regulatory matters, including the cap on TV ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Whether the two opposing linemen actually met at the line of scrimmage that night in 1928 — or in 1929, when the schools played again — has surely been lost to history.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“Thank God he doesn’t have opposing thumbs,” my friend said.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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