opposed

Example Sentences

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The advisory committee had few working compounders on it and didn’t give those who opposed the decision on peptides enough time to present its arguments, industry advocates say.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Chaparro said that Coogan and Hays established a tone that “aligned” with the tech industry, as opposed to being “adversarial.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

A spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal earlier this year that the company “always explicitly opposed any form of illegal or abusive conduct” on its network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

What matters, she writes, is “the marketplace of ideas,” and “the case is textbook” because Colorado’s law “distinguishes between two opposed sets of ideas,” only one of which the state approves.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Two different groups opposed it for very different reasons.

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