on both sides

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used to refer to the people who support a position together with the people who support the opposing position
People on both sides of the dispute agree that changes are necessary.

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Governments on both sides of the Channel have hailed its loan as a symbol of a Franco-British friendship. ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Instead, the private sector on both sides needs to educate itself, get on a few planes, and test some markets and products. Barrett Bingley, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 So now, lawyers on both sides are continuing to assemble evidence. Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Parkinson usually plays things a bit straighter with the media, but his presence in the away dugout did provide the 20,056-capacity crowd — and an audience watching on TV on both sides of the Atlantic — with a fascinating clash of styles. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on both sides

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“On both sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20both%20sides. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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