on both sides
idiom
—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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Help on both sides of the floor With the acquisitions of Jrue Holiday and Damian Lillard, Henderson now has quite possibly the best teachers to lean on in the coming season.
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Bauman of District 4 moved to expand overnight parking on both sides of the street across his district without first conducting a parking study, a move that led Mayor Cavalier Johnson to veto the legislation.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The parking lots on both sides of A1A give you access to the peninsula that wraps around A1A at the north end of the inlet.
—Bonnie Gross, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
At the same time, members on both sides see progress in the annual appropriations process as key to preventing a full-year stopgap in the coming months.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 5 Aug. 2025
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Bauman of District 4 moved to expand overnight parking on both sides of the street across his district without first conducting a parking study, a move that led Mayor Cavalier Johnson to veto the legislation.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The parking lots on both sides of A1A give you access to the peninsula that wraps around A1A at the north end of the inlet.
—Bonnie Gross, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
At the same time, members on both sides see progress in the annual appropriations process as key to preventing a full-year stopgap in the coming months.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 5 Aug. 2025
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“On both sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20both%20sides. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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