as in to object (to)
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That means cutting federal regulations driving up housing costs, lowering the tax burden on working families, opposing any new gas or vehicle mileage taxes and cutting reckless spending that drives inflation.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026 -
The Moon in Capricorn moves through your 10th House of Career, opposing Jupiter in your 4th, highlighting that tension.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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Spirit Airlines was the budget-friendly carrier America loved to hate.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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Since then, Faruqui — if not Allen himself — has become something of a hero to some Trump-hating progressive Democrats.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Without the American media mogul’s vision for CNN, there would be no 24-hour news cycle (love it or loathe it) and the cable business wouldn’t have become a force.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Probably the Greens and the Labour Party loathe each other more than any other two parties in Britain.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Dissent (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissent%20%28from%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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