opposition
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Steering his Jeep Wagoneer down a farm road through his company’s land on a recent afternoon, Sramek said he thinks his project would have faced stiff opposition no matter the approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The project has already been met with opposition, with thousands signing a petition against it.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
But the opposition is steeped in that same monotone rudeness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Rubio made the comment as he welcomed Dinorah Figuera, who led the opposition bloc that won a majority in Venezuela's last internationally recognized elections in 2015, to the State Department.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
However, given Einstein’s record of ill-founded opposition to gravitational collapse and the uncertainty principle, maybe this was an encouraging sign.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
"Obviously we discuss about the oppositions and their bowling strengths. It is all normal for every batter."
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Maybe having two or three fly-halves for different styles and different oppositions is the way forward.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
And you need to be able to reach out to your oppositions and talk in their language and say, what are you doing?
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2024
“They may still have honest oppositions but I think it’s important that there’s transparency around who funds them.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
On top of all the other oppositions, there may have been this final one: bartender, priest.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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100 SAT words Beginning with "O"
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