opposition

Example Sentences

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Brazil granted a license for the project last year despite opposition from environmental activists, and Petrobras had to suspend drilling in January after drilling fluid leaks.

From Barron's

But Russell controls it all and for the best part of a decade he's been the focus of opposition coaches in every game that he's played.

From BBC

Those strikes targeted areas around the city of Erbil and on Kurdish opposition groups operating near the Iranian border, locations where U.S. military forces and diplomatic facilities are also present.

From Los Angeles Times

Wearing traditional Kurdish dress, he recounted a painful family history - one cousin killed by the regime aged 13 and another who remains in prison after 31 years on suspicion of collaborating with the opposition.

From BBC

They have a strong sense of identity that transcends national borders, and they are more organized than any other opposition group inside Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal