opposition
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The friendship between the deputy prime minister and the vice-president began when Lammy was an opposition MP and Vance had just been elected to the US Senate.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Another voter, Khachatur Movsisyan, a 59-year-old mechanical engineer, said he had backed an opposition party "because the country, and all of us, need change -- in foreign policy, domestic policy and in negotiations with Azerbaijan."
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Before launching the movement, Dipke spent three years working on the social-media team of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party, earning about $400 a month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Laura Crawford, who is a retired accountant, said she works around the clock most days researching data center proposals and organizing local opposition.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
In England, Equiano’s book created a wave of public opposition to slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing opposition
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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100 SAT words Beginning with "O"
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