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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Sleek and edgy in equal measure, the shoes were the perfect foil to Campbell’s casual denim-on-denim look, which consisted of a form-fitting cropped jean jacket and coordinating straight-leg true blues with slits on both sides.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Nov. 2025
Today, after months of heated rhetoric on both sides, the president and the mayor-elect of the nation's biggest city will meet for the first time at the White House.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Some of them are my family on both sides.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Lawyers on both sides did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Nov. 2025
Today, after months of heated rhetoric on both sides, the president and the mayor-elect of the nation's biggest city will meet for the first time at the White House.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Some of them are my family on both sides.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Lawyers on both sides did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
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“On both sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20both%20sides. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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